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They are both brutes, faid me ; but Qutoo fhould have 

 known better. 



The next morning, being the 25th, about eight o'clock 

 I- went to PowuiTen's tent. His camp was on the Kahha, 

 near the church of Ledata, or the Nativity. After waiting 

 near an hour, I was admitted ; two women fat by him, nei- 

 ther handfome nor cleanly drefled ; and he returned me 

 my gun and fword, which was followed by a fmall prefent 

 on my part. This, fays he, turning to the women, is a man 

 who knows every thing that is to come ; who is to die, and 

 who is to live ; who is to go to the devil, and who not ; 

 who loves her hufband, and.who cuckolds him."— " Tell me 

 then, Yagoube, fays one of the women, will Tccla Haima- 

 nout and Michael ever come to Gondar a gam ?"— " I do not 

 kno^v who you mean, Madam, faid I; is it the king and the 

 Ras you mean ?"— " Call him the King, fays the other wo- 

 man in half a whifper; he loves the king."—" Well, aye, 

 come, let it be the king then, fays fhe; will the King and 

 Ras Michael ever come to Gondar ?"— " Surely, faid I, the 

 king is king, and will go to any part of his dominions he 

 pleafes,and when he pleafes; do you not hear he is already on 

 his way?" — " Aye, aye, by G--d, fays Powuffen, no fear he'll, 

 come with a vengeance, therefore I think it is high time that 

 I was in Begemder." He then fhrugged up his moulders, 

 and rofe, upon which I took my leave. He had kept me 

 Handing all the time; and when I came to Kofcam I made 

 my report as ufual to the Iteghe, who laughed very hearti- 

 ly, though the king's arrival, which was prophecied, was 

 likely to be a very ferious affair to her. 



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