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on and got to Ginaar about 8 P.M., feeling very tired 

 and ill, although the men had carried me well. I sent 

 for Aristides, the Greek, who was still here building a 

 house. He was very glad to see me, and he told me 

 in broken French that I looked very ill, and that he 

 would accompany me next day into Massowah. 

 K., to whom Gindar belongs, had jDresentcd me 

 with some land — the whole side of a mountain, and 

 a small hill in the valley ; and I engaged Aristides 

 to build me a small house, so if I should go to Abys- 

 sinia again I shall have a place to live in. In 

 exchange for this land \\ hich K. gave me, I promised 

 to send him out a box-full of the seeds of all our 

 English vegetables. 



March 25 : Gindar. — This little valley is looking 

 very beautiful, all the vegetation green and sprouting, 

 and the grass up to one's knees ; the whole air is 

 alive with bees and insects in quest of honey from 

 the flowers. 



How changed was everything since the last time I 

 was here! In my former visits I was full of hopeful 

 expectation, looking forward to pleasant adventures 

 and good sport ; and now I was returning completely 

 knocked down by illness, and counting the hours 

 which would elapse before my arrival at the coast. 

 The scene was even brighter and more glorious than 

 when I had left it ; but, alas ! I scarcely possessed 



