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Chapter 11

           Ireturnedmythanks,bytheinterpreter,forsounusualafavour;andsometroopsbeingatthattimeontheirmarchtoNangasac,thecommandingofficerhadorderstoconveymesafethither,withparticularinstructionsaboutthebusinessofthecrucifix.

           Onthe9thdayofJune,1709,IarrivedatNangasac,afteraverylongandtroublesomejourney.IsoonfellintothecompanyofsomeDutchsailorsbelongingtotheAmboyna,ofAmsterdam,astoutshipof450tons.IhadlivedlonginHolland,pursuingmystudiesatLeyden,andIspokeDutchwell.TheseamensoonknewwhenceIcamelast:theywerecurioustoinquireintomyvoyagesandcourseoflife.ImadeupastoryasshortandprobableasIcould,butconcealedthegreatestpart.IknewmanypersonsinHolland.Iwasabletoinventnamesformyparents,whomIpretendedtobeobscurepeopleintheprovinceofGelderland.Iwouldhavegiventhecaptain(oneTheodorusVangrult)whathepleasedtoaskformyvoyagetoHolland;butunderstandingIwasasurgeon,hewascontentedtotakehalftheusualrate,onconditionthatIwouldservehiminthewayofmycalling.Beforewetookshipping,Iwasoftenaskedbysomeofthecrew,whetherIhadperformedtheceremonyabovementioned?Ievadedthequestionbygeneralanswers;"thatIhadsatisfiedtheEmperorandcourtinallparticulars."

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