IbelievethatmostoftheBechuananationwouldhavedonethesame。
ButIwasassuredthatthepeoplenearthecoast,withwhomthePortuguesehavetodeal,havenotsomuchregardtodurabilityThisprobablyarisesfromcalicobeingthechiefcirculatingmedium;quantitybeingthenofmoreimportancethanquality。
Duringtheperiodofmyindisposition,thebishopsentfrequentlytomakeinquiries,and,assoonasIwasabletowalk,IwenttothankhimforhiscivilitiesHiswholeconversationandconductshowedhimtobeamanofgreatbenevolenceandkindnessofheartAlludingtomybeingaProtestant,hestatedthathewasaCatholicfromconviction;
andthoughsorrytoseeothers,likemyself,followinganotherpath,heentertainednouncharitablefeelings,norwouldheeversanctionpersecutingmeasuresHecomparedthevarioussectsofChristians,intheirwaytoheaven,toanumberofindividualschoosingtopassdownthedifferentstreetsofLoandatooneofthechurches
allwouldarriveatthesamepointatlastHisgoodinfluence,bothinthecityandthecountry,isuniversallyacknowledged: