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From [[?79]] 9 page ante
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to go along - I told him I came up here to Work & that I must go there [[strikethrough]] where [[/strikethrough]] (pointing to the Island (then [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] one tenth mile off) I saw that he was still determined not to direct the Boat then - & following said evidence he even should not stop! I then told him prusnatusaly[[guess]] with [[underlined]] 'fire' [[/underlined]] in my eyes & ^[[in my]] words to direct the Boat as I told him  - continuing that he treated me very badly & had done so unmeasurable - that he should do so no longer - The rest of the crew were silent [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] listening attentively - Two or three times I repeated my Command to Koo-jes-se my position was directly before him - finally I told him if he didn't I would put him out of the Boat - He saw that I [[underlined]] was determined - that I meant just what I said! [[/underlined]] On this he turned the bow of the boat as I wanted - the crew keeping constantly pulling at the oars. Then I talked to Koo-jes-se as well as I could telling how he had treated me & how undeserving I was ^[[ strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] ^[[of it]] for what I had done for him. Arriving at the spot desired I spoke Kind words to Koo-jes-se - & adding you go on around the Point of the Island with the Boat & I & [[Koo-per-neu-ng?]] will soon meet you there -