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bers really had attacked us, that he might have fliewn us how 

 quickly and dexteroufly he would have cut them to pieces 

 though there had been a hundred of them. I mention- 

 ed to Woldo my obligations to the Lamb for his good wifhes, 

 but that things were quite as well as they were ; that I had 

 no fort of curiofity for fuch exhibitions, which I did not how- 

 ever doubt he would have performed moll dexteroufly. 



We were now taking leave to proceed on our journey, 

 and my fervant folding up the table-cloth, when the Lamb 

 defired to fpeak to Woldo, and for the firfl time ventured to 

 make a requeil, which was a very extraordinary one ; he 

 begged that I would give him the table-cloth to cover his 

 head, and keep his face from the fun. I could not help 

 laughing within myfelf at the idea of preferring that beau- 

 tiful complexion from fun- burning ; but I gave him the 

 cloth very readily, which he accordingly fpread upon his 

 head, till it covered half his face ; he then got upon his horfe 

 and rode quietly away. Before he went, he detached fifteen 

 men, Woldo faid he did not know where, but by what he 

 had gathered, and the route they had taken, he was fure 

 that detachment was meant for our fervice, and to protect 

 us on the right of our route, not having yet fufficiently 

 quieted his own mind about the five Agows that palled be- 

 tween the army and his pofl the night we were at Kelti; thefe, 

 however, being poorly mounted and armed, would not have 

 found their account in meddling with us, though we had no 

 withes to mew our dexterity in deflroying them, as our friend 

 the Lamb was fo dcfirous of doing, and we after difcovered 

 they were not quite fodefpicable as they were reprefented,nor 

 were they Agows. All this palled in much lefs time than it is 

 told. We were on horfeback again in little more than half 

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