He Kept His School In An Open Shed, Where I Was Desired
To Take Up My Lodging Until Some Account
Should arrive from
Sibidooloo concerning my horse and clothes; for though the horse was
of little use to me, yet
The few clothes were essential, The little
raiment upon me could neither protect me from the sun by day, nor
the dews and mosquitoes by night: indeed, my shirt was not only
worn thin like a piece of muslin, but withal so very dirty that I
was happy to embrace an opportunity of washing it, which having
done, and spread it upon a bush, I sat down naked in the shade until
it was dry.
Ever since the commencement of the rainy season my health had been
greatly on the decline. I had often been affected with slight
paroxysms of fever; and from the time of leaving Bammakoo the
symptoms had considerably increased. As I was sitting in the manner
described, the fever returned with such violence that it very much
alarmed me; the more so as I had no medicine to stop its progress,
nor any hope of obtaining that care and attention which my situation
required.
I remained at Wonda nine days, during which time I experienced the
regular return of the fever every day. And though I endeavoured as
much as possible to conceal my distress from my landlord, and
frequently lay down the whole day out of his sight, in a field of
corn - conscious how burdensome I was to him and his family in a time
of such great scarcity - yet I found that he was apprised of my
situation; and one morning, as I feigned to be asleep by the fire,
he observed to his wife that they were likely to find me a very
troublesome and chargeable guest; for that, in my present sickly
state, they should be obliged, for the sake of their good name, to
maintain me until I recovered or died.
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