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I felt myself very much embarrassed ; it was 

 necessary to make up my mind ; and it would 

 have been imprudent to refuse to gratify the incli- 

 nations of Ismain. To gain a little time, I re- 

 plied, that I was ready to follow him, but that as 

 he was to pass by Neguade in a few days, I en- 

 treated him to permit me to go and wait at that 

 place for him, because I should be there more 

 commodiously lodged than elsewhere, having oc- 

 casion to take some repose. The same messenger 

 returned with Ismain's consent, and with a written 

 order on his overseer at Neguade^ to furnish me 

 with every thing necessary or agreeable. I thought 

 it my duty to take the road immediately, and I 

 departed for Neguade, where 1 hoped to discover 

 some method of making my escape from the dan- 

 gerous honour of being physician to the Arabian 

 court. 



