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to be on his journey the one way, as I was the other. T had 

 ordered my fervants and baggage to fet out on the road to 

 Dingleber before me, fending Ay to Aylo's fervant along with 

 them, leaving me only my horfe and a common Abyflinian 

 fervant to follow them : all had been ready fince early in 

 the morning, and they had fet out accordingly with very 

 great alacrity. 



It was about one o'clock, or after it, when I was admitted 

 toFafil: he received me with great complacency, and would 

 have had me fit down on the fame cufhion with himfelf, 

 which I declined. " Friend Yagoube, fays he, I am heartily 

 forry that you did not meet me at Bure before I fet out; there 

 I could have received you as I ought, but I have been tor- 

 mented with a multitude of barbarous people, who have 

 turned my head, and whom I am now about to difmifs. I go 

 to Gondar in peace, and to keep peace there, for the king 

 on this fide the Tacazze has no other friend than me ; 

 ■Powuffen and Gufho are both traitors, and fo Ras Michael 

 knows them to be. I have nothing to return you for the 

 prefent you have given me, for I did not expect, to meet a 

 man like you here in the fields ; but you will quickly be 

 back ; we fhall meet on better terms at Gondar ; the head 

 of the Nile is near at hand ; a horfeman, exprefs, will arrive 

 there in a day. 1 have given you a good man, well known 

 in this country to be my fervant ; he will go to Geefh with 

 you, and return you to a friend of Ayto Aylo's and mine, 

 Shalaka Welled Amlac ; he has the dangerous part of the 

 country wholly in his hands, and will carry you fafc to 

 Gondar ; my wife is at prefent in his houfe : fear nothing, 

 I ihall anfwer for your 1'afcty : When will you fet out? to- 

 morrow r" 



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