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& found him sitting on a chair with a large watch in his hand. Not very large. It appeared to be gold & had a red string to it.
Being shewn the watch he says it was as like to this as 19 in to 20. (meaning very like) but yet I think this is not the watch. It had a red string but I think it was a better than this string is.
I delivered my message to the prisr and told him that Buddinat’h Shaw wanted him. He bid me sit down.