Upon this Frank carved the name of his friend.

Hearing a week afterwards that the king was sending down a messenger to Cape Coast, Frank asked permission to send Mr.Goodenough's letter by him.

The king sent for him.
"I do not wish any more troubles," he said, "or that letters should be sent to the governor.

You are my guest.

When the troubles are settled I will send you down to the coast; but we have many things to write about, and I do not want more subjects for talk." Frank showed the letter and read the address, and told the king that it was only a letter to the man of business of Mr.Goodenough in England, giving directions for the disposal of his property there.
The king then consented that his messenger should take the letter.
At the end of December, when Frank had been nearly three months at Coomassie, one of the Germans said to him: "The king speaks fairly, and seems intent upon his negotiations; but he is preparing secretly for war.