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All ended well. 1 he truth is, Michael never would find fault 

 with a man that fought, however imprudently he ibught 

 the occafion: courage was to him in place of charity ; it co- 

 vered a multitude of fms. 



OzoRo Esther, in the deepeft concern, had attended her 

 fon from the moment of his arrival, and had feen his 

 ■wound dreffed and fwathed up. A large gaping flefh- wound 

 (fuch as his was)^frighfens ignorant people more than the 

 fmall orifice made by a Ihot, which breaks bones and en- 

 dangers life. Such was Ozoro Efther's apprehenfion ; and 

 every minute (he inquired of me if f. thought it was pofR- 

 ble he could recover, i had not quitted him fince he had 

 got off his horfe. I advifed him by all means to go in a 

 litter to Gondar, either carried by men or mules; but no 

 perfuafion, nor confideration, would induce him to go o- 

 therwsfe than on a mule, with Ins horfe harneffed and led 

 By him. 



Every thing was accordingly prepared, when I received a 

 meffage from the Ras to wait \ipon him. I immediately 

 went to his tent, and found him v/ith two dwarf boys only, 

 who were fanning the flies fi-om his face. " Ozoro tfther 

 wifhes, fays he, that you would fee Confu fafe to Gondar,, 

 and bring us word to-morrow how he is; and you muft flay 

 with him altogether, if he is in danger." — " If he has no 

 fever, faid I, he is in no danger. If the king and you" — He 

 then interrupted me, — " The king, and I, and every one, 

 wiflies you to attend Confu." 1 bowed, and went away with- 

 out reply. When I was got to the door he cried after me,. 

 " Don't be afraid, you will be in time enough to fee every 



thing I 



