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As in these little books there are only the accounts of a few months, conjecture in
your minds what they must have been for the whole three years. This is what I
contend for. From these small books found in the house of one collector of the
company, you can form some conjecture how great a robber that man was in that
province; what a number of desires, what different ones, what countless ones he
indulged; what immense sums he made not only in money, but invested also in articles
of this sort; which shall be detailed to you more fully another time. At present
listen to this.
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