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would not then have fallen upon us, at leaft would have been 

 confined to the limits of your own kingdom ; you would 

 have neither difobliged Fafil nor the Iteghe ; and, when the 

 day of trial is at hand, you would have been better able to 

 anfwer it, than, by going on at this rate, there is any appear- 

 ance you will be." This perfon, I underflood afterwards,, 

 was Ras Sanuda, nephew to the Iteghe, and fon of Ras Wel- 

 led de rOul ; he had been baniflied to Kuara in the late- 

 king's time, fo I had no opportunity of knowing him. 



All the time of this harangue Socinios's eyes were moftly 

 fhut, and his mouth open, and Havering tobacco; he was roll- 

 ing from fide to fide fcarcely preferving his equilibrium. 

 When Sanuda flopt, he began with an air of drollery, " You 

 are very angry to-day, Baba." And turning to me, faid, " To- 

 morrow, fee you. bring me that horfe which Yafine fent 

 you to Kofcam ; and bring me Yafine himfelf, or you will 

 hear of it ; fiave and Frank as you are, enemy to Mary the 

 virgin, bring me the horfe !" Sanuda took me by the hand, 

 faying in a whifper, " Don't fear him, I am here ; but go 

 home ; next time you come here you will have horfes 

 enough along with you." He, too, feemed in liquor; and, 

 making me a fign to withdraw, I left the king and his mi- 

 niller together with great willingnefs, and returned to Kof- 

 cam to the Iteghe, to whom I told what had palled, and who 

 ordered me to flay near Ozoro Either, as in her fervice, and 

 go no more to the palace. 



At this time certain intelligence wa^ received that Ras 

 Michael was arrived in Lafla with Guigarr, Shum, or chief 

 of the clan called Waag, once a mortal eaemy to Michael, 

 though now at peace with him, and ferving him as his con- 



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