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Odd exhibition, without being permitted to know the reason. One of the
gentlemen answered on behalf of the rest, "Do not wonder at our conduit
in regard to yourself, and that hitherto we have not granted your
request: it is out of kindness, to save you the pain of being reduced to
the same condition with ourselves. If you have a mind to try our
unfortunate destiny, you need but speak, and we will give you the
satisfaction you desire." I told them I was resolved on it, let what
would be the consequence. "Once more," said the same gentleman, "we
advise you to restrain your curiosity: it will cost you the loss of your
right eye." "No matter," I replied; "be assured that if such a
misfortune befall me, I will not impute it to you, but to myself." He
farther represented to me, that when I had lost an eye I must not hope
to remain with them, if I were so disposed, because their number was
complete, and no addition could be made to it. I told them, that it
would be a great satisfaction to me never to part from such agreeable
gentlemen, but if there were a necessity for it, I was ready to submit;
and let it cost me what it would, I begged them to grant my request. The
ten gentlemen perceiving that I was so fixed in my resolution, took a
sheep, killed it, and after they had taken of