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another Mimf, far down in the Delta, by which he meant 

 Menouf, below Terrane and Batn el Baccara*. 



Perceiving now that I could get no further intelligence,, 

 I returned with my kind guide, whom I gratified for his 

 pains, and we parted content with each other. 



In the fands I faw a number of hares. He faid, if I 

 would go with him to a place near Faioumc, I mould kill 

 half a boat-load of them in a day, and antelopes likewife, 

 for he knew where to get dogs ; mean- while he invited 

 me to fhoot at them there, which I did not choofe ; for,, 

 palling very quietly among the date- trees, I wifhed not 

 to invite further curiofity. 



All the people in the date villages feemed to be of a. 

 yellower and more fick-like colour, than any I had ever feenr; 

 befides, they had an inanimate, dejected, grave countenance, 

 and feemed rather to avoid, than wifh any converfatiom 



It was near four o'clock in the afternoon when we re- 

 turned to our boatmen. By the way we met one of our 

 Moors, who told us they had drawn up the boat oppofite 

 to the northern point of the palm-trees of Metrahenny. 



My Arab infifted to attend me thither, and, upon his arrival,, 

 I made him fome trifling prefents, and then took my leave. 



In the evening I received a prefentof dry dates, and fome 

 fugar cane, which does not grow here, but had been brought 



to 



* See the Chart of the Nile.- 



