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to the Bey. This grave and refolute appearance had the 

 effect. The Schourbatchie was fent for, and reprimanded, 

 as were all thofe that Tided with him ; while privately, to 

 calm all animofities againfl my Rais, I promifed him a piece 

 of green cloth, which was his wifh ; and fo heartily were 

 we reconciled, that, the next day, he made his fervants help 

 Abou Cuffi to put our baggage on board the boat. 



The Aga hinted to me, in converfation, that he wondered 

 at my departure, as he heard my intention was to go to Ibrim 

 and Deir. I told him, thofe garrifons had a bad name; that 

 aDanifli gentleman, fome years ago, going up thither, with 

 orders from the government of Cairo, was plundered, and 

 very nearly affamnated, by Ibrahim, Cacheff of Deir. He 

 looked furprifed, fliook his head, and feemed not to give me 

 credit ; but I perfifted, in the terms of Mr Norden's * Narra- 

 tive ; and told him, the brother of the Aga of Syenc was 

 along with him at the time. " Will any perfon, faid he, tell 

 me, that a man who is in my hands once a month, who has 

 not an ounce of bread but what I furniih him from this 

 garrifon, and whole pay would be flopt (as your Rais truly 

 faid) on the firfl complaint transmitted to Cairo, could af- 

 fafiinatc a man with Al-i Bey's orders, and my brother along 

 with him ? Why, what do you think he is ? I fhall fend a fer- 

 vant to the Cacheff of Deir to-morrow, who mall bring him 

 down by the beard, if he refufes to come willingly." I faid, 

 " Then times were very much changed for the better ; it was 

 not always fo, there was not always at Cairo a fovereign 



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* Vide MrNcrder/s Voyage up the Nile, 



