%%4 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



One morning Aylo, in prefence of the queen, fpeaking 

 to Ozoro Efther of the ftile of the Ras's letter to me, flie 

 confelled her own anxiety was the caufe, but added, " You 

 have often upbraided me with being, what you call, an un- 

 christian enemy, in the advices you fuppofe I frequently 

 give Michael ; but now, if I am not as good a friend to Ya- 

 goube, who has faved my children, as I am a fteady enemy 

 to the Galla, who murdered my hufband, fay then Either is 

 not a Chriftian, and I forgive you." Many converfations of 

 this kind paffed between her and me, during the illnefs of 

 Ayto Confu. I removed my bed to the outer door of Confu's 

 chamber, to be ready whenever he fhould call, but his mo- 

 ther's anxiety kept her awake in his room ail night, and 

 propriety did not permit me to go to bed. From this fre- 

 quent communication began a friendfhip between Ozoro 

 Efther and me, which ever after fubfifted without any inter- 

 ruption. 



Our patients, being all likely to do well, were removed 

 to a large houfe of Kafmati Efhte, which ftood ftill within 

 the boundaries of Kofcam, while the rooms underwent an- 

 other luftration and fumigation, after which they all re- 

 turned ; and I got, as my fee, a prefent of the neat and con- 

 venient houfe formerly belonging to Baflia Eufebius, which 

 had a feparate entry, without going through the palace. 

 Still I thought it better to obey Ras Michael's orders to the 

 letter, and not ftir out of Kofcam, not even to Hagi Saleh's 

 or Ayto Aylo's, though both of them frequently endeavour- 

 ed to perfuade me that the order had no fuch ftrict mean- 

 ing. But my folitude was in no way difagreeable to me. I 

 had a great deal to do. I mounted my inftruments, my 

 thermometer and barometer, telefcopes and quadrant. 



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