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He did not feem to obferve me till I was clofe upon him, 

 and ftarted when I faid, " Solay?!." I told him I came upon 

 his meflage. He faid, I thank you, did I fend for you ? and 

 without giving me leave to reply, went on, " O true, I did 

 fo," and fell to reading his paper again. 



After this was over, he complained that he had been ilL 

 that he vomited immediately after dinner, though he eat 

 moderately ; that his ftomach was not yet fettled, and was 

 afraid fomething had been given him to do him mifchief. 



I felt his pulfe, which was low, a d weak ; but very little 

 feverifh. I defired he would order his people to look if his 

 meat was drefled in copper properly tinned; I allured him he 

 was in no danger, and infinuated that I thought he had been 

 guilty of fome excefs before dinner; at which he fmiled, and 

 faid to Rilk, who was Handing by, " Afrite ! Afrite" ! he is a 

 devil ! he is a devil ! I faid, If your ftomach is really uneafy 

 from what you may have ate, warm fome water, and, if 

 you pleafe, put a little green tea into it, and drink it till it 

 makes you vomit gently, and that will give you eafe ; after 

 which you may take a difh of ftrong coffee, and go to bed, 

 or a glafs of fpirits, if you have any that are good. 



He looked furprifed at this propofal, and faid very calm- 

 ly, " Spirits ! do you know I am a MuiTulman ?" But I, Sir, 

 faid I, am none. I tell you what is good for your body, and 

 have nothing to do with your religion, or your foul. He 

 feemed vaftly diverted, and pleafed with my franknefs, and 

 .only faid, " He fpeaks like a man." There was no word of 

 .the war, nor of the Ruilians that night. I went home def- 



perately 



