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CHAP. XIX. 

 Kind reception among the dgows — Their Number, Trade, Character, 



AFTER having given my reader fo long, though, I 

 hope, no unentertaining lecture, it is time to go back 

 to Woldo, whom we had left fettling our reception with 

 the chief of the village of Geefli. We found the meafures 

 taken by this man fuch as convinced us at once of his capa- 

 city and attachment. The miferable Agows, affembled all 

 around him, were too much interefted in the appearance we 

 made, not to be exceedingly inquifitive how long our flay 

 was to be among them. They faw, by the horfe driven be- 

 fore us, we belonged to Fafd, and fufpected, for the fame 

 reafon, that they were to maintain us, or, in other words, 

 that we mould live at dilcrction upon them as long as we 

 chofe to tarry there ; but Woldo, with great addrefs, had 

 difpelled thefe fears almofl as foon as they were formed. 

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