THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. s 6g 



that they muftpay him for it. The defpair and anguifh that 

 he had counterfeited quickly appeared in true and genuine 

 colours in the faces of all the poor Agows ; for his part, he 

 difdained to fpeak but in monofyllables — So, fo, and very 

 well, and no matter, you mail fee — and fhook his head. We 

 now proceeded on our journey; but two of the eldeft among 

 the Agows followed him to our quarters at night, where 

 they made their peace with Woldo, who, I doubt not, dealt 

 with them according to his ufual mildnefs, juftice, and mo- 

 deration ; a fpecimen of which we have already feen. 



I confess this complicated piece of roguery, fo fuddenly 

 invented, and fo fuccefsfully carried into execution, gave 

 me, for the firft time, ferious reflections upon my own fitua- 

 tion, as we were in fact entirely in this man's hand. Ay to 

 Aylo's fervant, indeed, continued with me, but he was now 

 out of his knowledge and influence, and, from many hints 

 he had given, very defirous of returning home : he feemed 

 to have no great opinion of Woldo, and, indeed, had been in 

 low fpirits, and difgufted with our journey, fince he had feen 

 the reception I firft met with from Fafil at Bamba: but I had. 

 ufe for him till we mould arrive at the houfe of Shalaka 

 Welled Amlac, which was in the middle of Maitfha, and in 

 the way by which we were to return. I had therefore been 

 very kind to him, allowing him to ride upon one of my 

 mules all the way. I had given him fome prefents likewife, 

 and promifed him more, fo that lie continued with me, 

 though not very willingly, obferving every thing, but fay- 

 ing little ; however, to me it was plain that Woldo flood in 

 awe of him, for fear probably of his mailer Fafil, for Aylo 

 had over him a moft abfolute influence, and Guebra Ehud 

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