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316 JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE
having ill again. Mr. Moncourtuse presented
himself with a half-penitent, half-hrazen face," in
which impudence and conscious guilt were strug-
gling for the ascendency. I waived listening to
his defence, and contented myself with cautioning
him to be more guarded in future, as he regarded
his own interests and safety. I then detailed to
him the heads of the several offensive measures,
and follies of the Burmhan ministers, pointing out
the disgrace which attached to them as a nation,
for practising them on me, and their pernicious
tendency. I was very full on these subjects,
knowing that he would communicate them again.
I pretended that I had given up all idea of trans-
acting business with them, and only wanted per-
mission to retire to Rangoon; which I desired he
would request the engai's whoon to obtain for me.
As I have the strongest conviction, that this
man has throughout acted in concert with the
members of government, I may reasonably attri-
bute his present submission to some projected
change of operations ; but all conjecture is in vain,
where folly plans, and caprice sways.
July 27. In the evening Mr. Moncourtuse called
on me, and informed me that the engai's whoon
had not yet had an opportunity of speaking to the
engai tekaing, but expected to have some conver-
sation with him at night.
I learn that the pacaam whoonghee had repre-
having ill again. Mr. Moncourtuse presented
himself with a half-penitent, half-hrazen face," in
which impudence and conscious guilt were strug-
gling for the ascendency. I waived listening to
his defence, and contented myself with cautioning
him to be more guarded in future, as he regarded
his own interests and safety. I then detailed to
him the heads of the several offensive measures,
and follies of the Burmhan ministers, pointing out
the disgrace which attached to them as a nation,
for practising them on me, and their pernicious
tendency. I was very full on these subjects,
knowing that he would communicate them again.
I pretended that I had given up all idea of trans-
acting business with them, and only wanted per-
mission to retire to Rangoon; which I desired he
would request the engai's whoon to obtain for me.
As I have the strongest conviction, that this
man has throughout acted in concert with the
members of government, I may reasonably attri-
bute his present submission to some projected
change of operations ; but all conjecture is in vain,
where folly plans, and caprice sways.
July 27. In the evening Mr. Moncourtuse called
on me, and informed me that the engai's whoon
had not yet had an opportunity of speaking to the
engai tekaing, but expected to have some conver-
sation with him at night.
I learn that the pacaam whoonghee had repre-