THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. iig 



He told me, there were feveral wounded in a quarrel a- 

 bout the Ramadan, and recommended them to my care. 

 " About Ramadan, faid I ! what, your principal fall ! have 

 " you not fettled that yet ?"— Without anfwering me as to 

 this, he afked, " When does the moon change ?" As I knew 

 nothing of friar Chriftophcr's operations, I anfwered, in 

 hours, minutes, and feconds, as I found them in the ephe- 

 merides. 



"Look you there, fays Hamam, this is fine work!" and, 

 directing his difcourfe to me, "When fhall we fee it?" Sir, 

 faid I, that is impoflible for me to tell, as it depends on the 

 ftate of the heavens ; but, if the fky is clear, you mull fee 

 her to-night ; if you had looked for her, probably you would 

 have feen her lafl night low in the horizon, thin like a 

 thread; fhe is now three days old.— He ftarted at this, then 

 told me friar Chrillopher's operation, and the confequenccs 

 of it. 



Ismael was afhamed, curfedhim, and threatned revenue. 

 It was too late to retract, the moon appeared, and fpoke for 

 herfelf; and the unfortunate friar was difgraced, and 

 banifhed from Badjoura. Luckily the pleuretic Hitch came 

 again, and I was called to bleed him, which 1 did with a lan- 

 cet ; but he was fo terrified at its brightnefs, at the ceremonv 

 of the towel and the bafon, and at my preparation, that it 

 did not pleafe him, and therefore he was obliged to be 

 reconciled to Chriflopher and his tabange.— Badjoura is in 

 lat. 26 3' 1 6"; and is fituated on the weftern more of the 

 Nile, as Furfhout is likewife* 



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