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Thus my dangers for the night being overcome, I hastened with my precious box into my own apartment, which communicated with another, where I had left my prisoner, with a guard to report if he should recover, and to prevent his escape. My servant, Ghorumsaug, was one of the guard. I called him, and the fellow came, looking very much confused and frightened, as it seemed, at my appearance.
"Why, Ghorumsaug," said I, "what makes thee look so pale, fellow? " (He was as white as a sheet.) "It is thy master, dost thou not remember him? " The man had seen me dress myself in the Pitan's clothes, but was not present when I had blacked my face and beard in the manner I have described.