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, Lt upon ftrangers ; there were many men who wore greens 

 rurbaus, he laid, that were very grea-t rafcals ; but he was i 

 Sti'nt, which was better tfrail a SherruTe, and was known as 

 ftich all over the world, whatever colour of a turban he 

 wore, or whether a turban at all, and he only dreffed for 

 mv honour ; would be back early in the morning., and 

 bring me a fair wind. 



" Hassan, faid I, I fancy it is much more likely that- you 

 " bring me fome aquavits, if you do not drink it all." He 

 promifed that he would fee and procure fome, for mine 

 was now at an end. He faid, the Prophet never forbade 

 aquavits, only the drinking of wine ; and the prohibition 

 could not be intended for Egypt, for there was no wine in 

 it. ButBouza, fays he, Bouza I will drink, as long as I can 

 walk from Item to item of a veiled, and away he went. I 

 had indeed no doubt he would keep his refolution of drink- 

 ing whether he returned or not. 



We kept, as ufuah a very good watch all night, which 

 palled without disturbance. Next day, the 17th/ was ex- 

 ceedingly hazy *in the morning, though it cleared about 

 ten o'clock. It: was, however, iufficient. to mew the falfity 

 of the obfervation of the author, who fays that the Nile* 

 emits no fogs, and in courfe of the voyage we often faw 

 other examples. of the fallacy of this affertion. 



In the afternoon, the people went afhore to fhoot pigeon*; 

 they were very bad, and black, as it was not the feafon of 



grain. 



Hero.!, lib, ii. cap. 19. 



