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The next day I went with Mallllm Yousef io Wit 

 house of the prince, which was very inferior to that 

 of the pretended nwndicanls. He recollected me 

 immediately, as having asked of him at Cairo some 

 assistance toward the journey which I was on the 

 point of undertaking. He rec<.^ived iiic very po- 

 litely, and made me the most gracious offers. But 

 he counselled me, like ail those with whom I held 

 any coijvcrsr-itionj to emoark on the Nile, and to 

 abandon the mode of travelling by land, which I 

 had adopted, because the roads were infested by 

 hi dnvavmen in jrrent numbers. On withdrawing 

 I gave him to understand that I had some bottles 

 of liquors to present him with, and that I would 

 send them to him the next day. He called mc 

 back, and although he was just on the point of 

 mounting his horse, he begged me not to delay 

 making him a present which flattered him ex- 

 tremely, and he promised me that he would not 

 go out till he Lad received them. 



The Sche'ich Dervlsch was the son of Ammam^ a 

 prince ol the Arabs, celebrated in Egypt for his 

 intimiacy with Ali Bey. He was young, very fat, 

 and of a figure whicli displayed goodness and mild- 

 ness. He had a great relish for sensual pleasures. 

 Women and strong liquors formed his prevailing 

 tastes; he was withal, of all the Arabs, the gen- 

 tlest and most courteous. 



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