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UgandaFrom the CIA World Factbook 2000.
to suspect the cause of her extraordinary conduct.
"There are two modes of acting," she said, with terrible
entreaty and menaces. You would not yield to the first of these
this will induce you to speak."
And, lifting up her cloak, she laid her hand on the hilt of a
threw back her veil, and displayed features in which all the signs
to the person.html">person I had to deal with, my first movement was to rise and
thought of a struggle with the unhappy woman, and determined on
reason. I pretended to accede to her wishes.
"If it be so, madam.html">madam, I yield to your request. tell.html">Tell me what you
method to--"
Here there was a fresh interruption, and the young lady, calmed by
had to make of me, became again timid and confused.
"Well, madam?"
"Well, sir, I know.html">know not how to tell you--how to explain to you--but
impossible--impossible for a man to be--unfaithful."
"I now understand what you wish, madam. It is a certain magic
will satisfy you."
Decided on playing the farce to the end, I took down the largest
a page which I pretended to scan with profound attention, and then
renders it necessary for me to know the name of the person; have
through a lighted candle, and pronounced some cabalistic words.
creature, I said:
"Madam, it is done; your wish is accomplished."
"Oh, thank you, sir," she replied, with the expression of the
the table and rushed away. I ordered my servant to follow her to
learned she had been a widow for a short time, and that the loss of
her relatives, and, returning them the purse, I told them the scene
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