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death together." She began with great earneftnefs to fay, 

 "She could not tell who killed Mahomet Towafli, for Ihe 

 only heard it in converfation from her hufband, who was 

 there, after he had come home." I then, v/ord for word, 

 put thofe queftions to her that I had done to her hufband, 

 and had precifely the fame anfwers. The only difference 

 was, that flie believed a party of the Ababde would pafs Chig- 

 gre foon; but feeing me rife to go away, (he burft out into a 

 flood of tears, and tore her hair in the mod violent excefs 

 of paffion; Ihrieking out, to have mercy upon her, and prcf- 

 flng the little child to her breaft as if to take leave of it» 

 then laying it down before me, in great agony and bitter- 

 nefs of heart, flie again fhrieked out, " If you are a Turk, 

 make it a flave, but do not kill my child, and fpare my huf- 

 rband." 



Though I underflood Arabic well, I did not, till that 



day, know it had fuch powers, or that it contained expref- 



fions at once fo forcible and fo ftmple. I found myfelf fo 



much moved, and my tears came fo fail, that it was in 



vain to endeavour to carry on a farce under fuch tragical 



appearances, " Woman, faid I, I am not a Turk, nor do I 



make flaves, or kill children. It is your Arabs that force 



me to this ; it was you that attacked me laft night, it was you 



that murdered Mahomet Towafli, one of your ovv^n religion, 



and bufied in his duty. I am a ilranger, fecking my own 



fafety, but you are all murderers and tliicves."— " It is true, 



fays flie, they are all murderers and liars, and my hufband, 



not knowing, may have lied too. Only let me hear what 



he told you, and I will tell you whether it is truth or not." 



Day was now advancing apace, and no refolution taken, 



whilft our prefent fituation was a very unfafe one. We 



. carried 



