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clear-sighted may not be able to recognise in 

 " thee a Nazarean. Thoumaycst be such before 

 *' my KiaschefS) bcforeall those who possess autho- 

 rity, and are in duty bound to protect thee : but 

 to those dogs of fdlahs appear to be a Mussul- 

 ** man; make thyself pass, upon occasion, tbr one 

 ** of my officers; this is the sole means of escap- 

 " ing their wickedness and barbarity." 





I rem.ained the whole day with my pipe in my 

 hand walking along the banks of the Nile. A great 

 stirring there attracted attention. A multitude of 

 men, occupied in removing bales of merchandise, 

 exhibited the activity of commercial ports. A 

 great number of boats arranged in rows, sunk by 

 degrees in the water as they received their lad- 

 ing; whilst others whose cargo was unloaded rose 

 above the rest. All agitated by the waves which 

 an impetuous wind put in motion, balanced their 

 long sail-yards, and the moving and diversified 

 picture which the port of Boulac presented to my 

 view, made those moments pass rapidly away whjch 

 I was under the necessity of passing there. 



Notwithstanding the tumult v/hich reigned upon 

 the banks of the river, a flight of wild ducks, and 

 which were, however, not entirely of that descrip- 

 tion, swum peaceably on a part of the surface of 

 the water, which remained undisturbed by the 



winds. 



