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offend you." Siu. " It certainly has done neither, but I wifli 

 very much Idris my fon would come and fee you, as it is 

 on his account I drefled myfelf to-day." Ta. " I hope. Ma- 

 dam, when I do fee him he will think of fome way of for- 

 warding me fafely to Barbar, in my way to Egypt." Sitt. 

 " Safely ! God forgive you ! you are throwing yourfelf away 

 wantonly. Idris himfelf, king of this country, dares not un- 

 dertake fuch a journey. But why did not you go along with 

 Mahomet Towalh? He fet out only a few days ago for Cairo, 

 the fame way you are going, and has, I believe, taken all 

 the Hybeers with him. Go call the porter", fays fhe to her 

 flave. When the porter came, " Do you know if Mahomet 

 Towalh is gone to Egypt ?" " I know he is gone to Barbar, 

 fays the porter, the two Mahomets, and Abd el Jelleel, the 

 Bifhareen, are with him." " Why did he take all the Hy- 

 beers?" fays Sittina. " The men were tired and difcoura- 

 ged, anfwered the porter, by their late ill-ufage from the 

 Cubba-beefli, and, being dripped of every thing, they want- 

 ed to be at home." Siu. " Somebody elfe will offer, but 

 you muil not go without a good man with you; 1 will not 

 fuffer you. Thefe Bithareen are people known here, and 

 may be trufted; but while you ilay let me fee you every day, 

 and if you want any thing, fend by a fervant of mine. It 

 is a tax, I know, improperly laid upon a man like you, to 

 afk for every necefTary, but Idris will be here, and he will 

 provide you better." I went away upon this converfation, 

 and foon found, that Mahomet Towafli had fo well follow* 

 ed the direftion of the Mek of Sennaar, as to take all the Hy- 

 beers of note with him on purpofe to difappoint nie. 



This being the Srft time T have had occafion to mention' 

 this ufeful fet of men, it will be neceffary I Ihould here ex- 



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