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CHAPTER XIII. 



FRENCH FRIENDS — ON BOARD — COMPARATIVE COMFORT — A QUEER 

 FISH — A DINNER PARTY — A CARGO OF GAZELLES — ROUGH WEATHER 

 — VOYAGE TO SUEZ — AND ARRIVAL. 



March 27 : Massozvah. — I was very ill all night, 

 and this morning I went to the French Company to 

 get myself some clothes, as what I had on were 

 rather curious garments after the journey. I also 

 bought some stores for the voyage, and two fine 

 elephants' tusks, which were evidently not Abyssinian 

 ivory, as they were much too large. The Abyssinian 

 elephants have very small tusks, and the ivory does 

 not command a very high price. I was afraid my 

 donkeys would not come up till after the steamer 

 had sailed, but M. de Sarzec promised me to have all 

 my things packed up and sent on. I may as well tell 

 my readers that eventually everything arrived safe in 

 England, in as good condition as I left it when last 

 I saw it in Abyssinia. I lunched with the French 

 Consul, who entertained us most liberally and pro- 

 duced some very good "tcj," which he makes himself 



