THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 12c 



and, at all times, they are covered. He immediately per- 

 ceived the wounds that were upon mine. Both our cloaths 

 and flefh were torn to pieces at Taranta, and feveral other 

 places ; but he thought we had come on mules furnifhed us 

 by the Navbe. For the young man I had fent to him from 

 Kella, following the genius of his countrymen, tho' telling 

 truth was juft as profitable to him as lying, had chofen the 

 latter, and feeing the horfe I had got from the Baharna- 

 gafh, had figured in his own imagination, a multitude of 

 others, and told Janni that there were with me horfes, afTes, 

 and mules in great plenty ; fo that when janni faw us 

 pafling the water, he took me for a fervant, and expected, 

 for feveral minutes, to fee the fplendid company arrive, well 

 mounted upon horfes and mules caparifoned. 



He was fo mocked at my faying that I performed this ter- 

 rible journey on foot, that he burft into tears, uttering a 

 thoufand reproaches againft the Naybc for his hard heart- 

 cdnefs and ingratitude, as he had twice, as he faid, hinder- 

 ed Michael from going in perfon and fweeping the Naybe 

 from the face of the earth. Water was immediately pro--- 

 cured to wafh our feet. And here began another conten- 

 tion, Janni infilled upon doing this himfclf ; which made 

 me run out into the yard, and declare I would not fuffer 

 it. After this, the like difpute took place among the fer- 

 vants. It was always a ceremony in Abyflinia, to waffi the 

 feet of thofe that come from Cairo, and who are under- 

 ftood to have been pilgrims at Jerufalem. 



This was no fooner finifhed, than a great dinner was 

 brought, exceedingly well drefTed. But no confideration or 

 in treaty could prevail upon my kind landlord to fit down 



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