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mined to keep, that I never would accept a poft or employ- 

 ment for myfelf, or folicit any fuch for others. My reader will 

 fee, that, for my own fafety, raoft unwillingly I had been 

 obliged to break the £rft of thefe refolutions almoft as foon 

 as it was formed, and I was now deliberating whether it 

 was not better that I mould break the other for the fame 

 reafon. Two things weighed with me extremely, the ex- 

 perience of Yafme's prudence and attachment to me during 

 the whole journey, and my determination to return by 

 -Sennaar, and never truft myfelf more in the hands of that 

 bloody aflaflin the Naybe of Mafuah, who I underftood had, 

 at feveral times, manifefted his bad intentions towards me 

 when I fhould return by that ifland. 



I flattered myfelf, that great advantage would accrue 

 to me by Yafine's friendfhip with the Arabs and the Shekh 

 of Atbara; and, having confulted Ay to Aylo firft, I made him 

 propofe it to Ozoro Either. I found, upon fpeaking to that 

 princefs, that there was fomething embroiled in the affair. 

 She did not anfwer directly, as ufual, and I apprehended 

 that the objection was to Yaline. I was no longer in doubt 

 of this, when Ozoro Either told me Abba Salama had 

 ftrongly efpoufed the caufe of Abdel Jelleel, who had bri- 

 bed him. Notwithltanding this, I refolved to mention it 

 myfelf to Confu, that I might have it in my power to 

 know where the objection lay, and give a direct anfwer to 

 Y'afine. 



I saw Confu foon after at Kofcam. His bark being ex- 

 liaufted, I brought him more, and he fcemed to be much 

 better, and in great fpirits. The time was favourable in all 

 its circumftanccs, and I entered into the matter directly. I 



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