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But he overafted his part ; and Janni, his fervant, who fpoke 

 Greek, giving me a hint to go no farther, I turned iliort 

 towards the houfe, and fat down with my firelock upon a 

 Hone at the door. Our baggage quickly followed, and all 

 was put fafe in a kind of a court inclofed with a fuffieient 

 ftone-wall. 



It was nor long till Hagi Abdclcader, Achmct's friend, 

 came to us, inviting me civilly tc his houfe, and declaring to 

 me the friendly orders he had received from Achmer concern- 

 ing me ; bringing along with him alfo a goat, fome butter 

 and honey. I excufed myfelf from leaving Janni's friend, 

 the Chriftian,. where I had fird alighted ; but I recommend- 

 ed Yafme to him, for he had begun to mew great attach- 

 ment to me. In about a quarter of an ribtir came Saloome, 

 with about twenty men, and demanded us, in the name of 

 the Naybe, as his ftrangers : he faid we owed him money for 

 conducting us-, and likewife for the cuftomhoufe dues. In 

 a moment near a hundred men were alTembled round Ha- 

 «n Abdclcader, all with fhields and lances, and we expected 

 to fee a fray of the moft ferious kind. But Abdclcader, with 

 a fwitch' in his hand, went gravely up to Saloome, and, af- 

 ter chiding his party with great authority, he held up his 

 flick twice over Saloome's head, as if to ftrike him; then or- 

 dered him, if he had any demands, to come to him in the 

 evening ; upon which both parties difperfed, and left us in 

 peace. 



The matter was fettled in the evening with Saloome in 

 an amicable manner. It was proved that thirteen pieces of 

 blue cloth were the hire agreed on, unci that it had been 

 paid by his order to Achrnet ; and, though he defervc;l no- 

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