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out food ; they were evidently going to make a day 

 of it. I took leave of Borum Bras, with much regret ; 

 he rode a little way on the road with me, and then 

 we parted. I arrived at Terramnec shortly before 

 sunset, sent for Tuckloo, a former acquaintance of 

 mine and the chicker of the village, and asked for 

 some eggs for my dinner. He brought me a few 

 rotten eggs, which I had much pleasure in smashing 

 on the stones before him to prove their condition ; 

 he then went back and obtained some fresh ones. I 

 made myself an omelette ; and my donkeys, with the 

 bedding, etc., having come up, I had my tent pitched 

 a little distance outside the village. 



March 21. — This morning I received a visit from 

 one of Borum Bras.'s servants, whom he had started 

 off very early to inquire after me and see how I was 

 getting on. This was very kind of him ; and this man 

 also ordered the chicker to give me what eggs, etc., 

 I wanted, and then left the village. After he had 

 gone, this same chicker seemed to think it quite 

 unnecessary to take any notice of me, and I received 

 no provisions ; so, as a flock of goats was passing 

 by my tent, I took the liberty of catching a kid, 

 tender and young, and handed it over to Ali to 

 cook, who soon cut its throat, and kid cutlets were 

 very shortly frying in the pan for my breakfast. I had 

 hardly eaten the last of them when the owner of the 



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