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lodging in the city. We continued more than 

 three hours waiting for him, exposed to excessive 

 heat, and the dust scattered through the air ; and 

 finding that he did not return, I sent to request of 

 the monks, by means of my interpreter, that they 

 would at least point out a house to which we might 

 retire. The superior came with the interpreter 

 to entreat that I would accept of his. I did not 

 refuse, because it entered into my plans to pay for 

 the lodging which I might find there ; but I must 

 say, to the credit of the monks of Farschout, that 

 they at least displayed to me the exterior of cour- 

 teous, but perhaps interested hospitality. 



There are only two priests in this house ; but it 

 could contain a much greater number ; for al- 

 though it is not so vast as that of Echmimm, it is 

 however spacious, handsome, and conmiodious. I 

 found there a Christian merchant of Cairo, who 

 bore the same name with the borrowed one under 

 which I disguised my Christianity ; he was called 

 Mallum Yousef. I had seen him at Cairo at the 

 house of the Arab prince Derv'isch, sovereign of 

 Farschout^ and of several cantons to the vi'estvvard, 

 when he accompanied, with his father- in law. Is- 

 main Aboic Aii, the victorious Mourat Bey. This 

 merchant possessed the confidence of Dervisch, 

 and offered to conduct me to him. 



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