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Section 150. MR. STANLEY’S LETTER (continued). II.

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Dear Sirs,

Though⁠[1] strangers, I feel we shall be great friends, and⁠[2] I shall always remember my feelings of gratefulness, when I first caught sight of your supplies, and my poor, faithful, and brave people cried out: “Master, we are saved!—food⁠[3] is coming!” The old and the young—the men, the women, and the children—lifted their wearied and worn-out⁠[4] frames⁠[5], and began to chant lustily an⁠[6] extemporaneous song, in⁠[7] honour of the white people by (an) the great salt sea (the (S. 53, N. 9) Atlantic) who had listened to their prayers. I had⁠[8] to rush to my tent to hide the tears that would issue⁠[9], despite all my attempts to composure⁠[10].

Gentlemen, that the blessing of God may attend your footsteps whithersoever⁠[11] you go, is the very earnest⁠[12] prayer of

Yours faithfully,

H. M. Stanley,

Commanding the Anglo-American Expedition.—

H. M. Stanley, “Through the Dark Continent.”

Notes in this chapter

Note 9 · nehmen; the appositional clause ‘the sole relater (Überbringer) of the dismal (traurig) tale (Kunde)’ must be placed immediately after the p Note 1 · obgleich wir uns noch fremd sind.Note 2 · Say ‘and I shall never forget the feelings of gratefulness which I experienced (empfinden, insep. comp. str. v.), when’, etc.Note 3 · Say ‘there come provisions’!Note 4 · abgemagert.Note 5 · Körper, m., which use in the Sing.Note 6 · ein aus dem Stegreife entworfenes Lied; to chant = to sing.Note 7 · in — people, den Weißen ... zu Ehren; the words zu Ehren must be placed at the end of the clause.Note 8 · Use the Imperfect of müssen.Note 9 · to issue = to break forth, hervor´brechen.Note 10 · to composure = to compose myself.Note 11 · The adverbial clause ‘whithersoever you go’ may be briefly rendered by the adverb ‘stets’.Note 12 · earnest = sincere; faithfully, ergeben (adject.).