's_ Army, which all fled, or were left
dead upon the Place, they spent some Time in the Camp; _Oroonoko_
chusing rather to remain a While there in his Tents, than to enter into
a Palace, or live in a Court where he had so lately suffer'd so great a
Loss, the Officers therefore, who saw and knew his Cause of Discontent,
invented all sorts of Diversions and Sports to entertain their Prince:
So that what with those Amusements abroad, and others at home, that is,
within their Tents, with the Persuasions, Arguments, and Care of his
Friends and Servants that he more peculiarly priz'd, he wore off in Time
a great Part of that Chagrin, and Torture of Despair, which the first
Efforts of _Imoinda's_ Death had given him; insomuch, as having received
a thousand kind Embassies from the King, and Invitation to return to
Court, he obey'd, tho' with no little Reluctancy; and when he did so,
there was a visible Change in him, and for a long Time he was much more
melancholy than before. But Time lessens all Extremes, and reduces 'em
to Mediums, and Unconcern; but no Motives of Beauties, tho' all
endeavour'd it, could engage him in any sort of Amour, tho' he had all
the Invitations to it, both from his own Youth, and other Ambitions and
Designs.

_Oroonoko_ was no sooner return'd from this last Conquest, and receiv'd
at Court with all the Joy and Magnificence that could be express'd to a
young Victor, who was not only return'd Triumphant, but belov'd like a
Deity, than there arriv'd in the Port an _English_ Ship.

The Master of it had often before been in these Countries, and was very
well known to _Oroonoko_, with whom he had traffick'd for Slaves, and
had us'd to do the same with his Predecessors.

This Commander was a Man of a finer sort of Address and Conversation,
better bred, and more engaging, than most of that sort of Men are; so
that he seem'd rather never to have been bred out of a Court, than
almost all his Life at Sea. This Captain therefore was always better
receiv'd at Court, than most of the Traders to those Countries were; and
especially by _Oroonoko_, who was more civiliz'd, according to the
_European_ Mode, than any other had been, and took more Delight in the
_White_ Nations; and, above all, Men of Parts and Wit. To this Captain
he sold abundance of his Slaves; and for the Favour and Esteem he had
for him, made him many Presents, and oblig'd him to stay at Court as
long as possibly he could. Which the Captain seem'd t