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I replied, with many thanks for his kindnefs, that I 

 wifhed to proceed immediately, and that my fervants were 

 already far off, on the way. You are going to difmifs thofe 

 wild people, I would wifli to be as clear of them as pof- 

 fible ; I intend to travel long journies, till we part (as I un- 

 derftand we mall do) from the rout that they are taking. 



You are very much in the right, fays Fafil, it was only in 

 the idea that you was hurt with that accurfed horfe that 

 I would have wifhed you to flay till to-morrow ; but throw 

 off thefe bloody clothes, they are not decent, I mull give 

 you new ones, you are my valfal. I bowed. The king has 

 granted you Geefh, where you are going, and I mull inv 

 veil you. A number of his fervants hurried me out ; Guebra 

 Ehud, Welleta Michael, and the Fit-Auraris, attended me. I 

 prefently threw off my trowfers, and my two upper garments, 

 and remained in my waiflcoat ; thefe were prefently re- 

 placed by new ones, and I was brought back in a mi- 

 nute to Fafil's tent, with only a fine loofe muflin under gar- 

 ment or cloth round me, which reached to my feet. Upon 

 my coming back to the tent, Fafil took off the one that he 

 had put on himfelf new in the morning, and put it about 

 my moulders with his own hand, his fervants throwing an- 

 other immediately over him, faying at the fame time to the 

 people, " Bear witnefs, I give to you, Yagoube, the Agow 

 Geefh, as fully and freely as chc king has given it me." I 

 bowed and killed his hand, as is cuftcmary for feudatories,, 

 and he then pointed to me to fit down. 



" Hear what I fay to you, continued Fafil; I think it 

 right for you to make the bell of your way now, for you 

 will he the fooner back at Gondar. You need not be alarmed 



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