THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 60$ 



Here then we were to clofe our travels through the de- 

 fert, by difcharging the debts contradled in it. We had now 

 got our credit and letters, which furniflied us with money. 

 1 began by recompenfing Idris Welled Hamran, the Hybeer, 

 for his faithful fervices. The next thing was to keep our 

 faith with our prifoner. I had made Idris chufe him a good 

 camel, cloathed him anew, and gave him drefles for his two 

 wives, with a load of dora. I then difpatched him with 

 the Aga's prote<5lior^ wondering what men we were, who, 

 without compulfion or fubterfuge, kept our words fo exact- 

 ly. Though rich beyond his hopes, and fo very lately our 

 enemy, the poor fellow, with tears in his eyes, declared, 

 if I would permit him, he would only go back and deliver 

 up what I had given him to his family, and return to me 

 at Syene, and follow me as my fervant wherever I fliould 

 go. 



ALTHotycH we had wherewitlial toliave bought proper 

 drefles, I thought it better to do this when we fliould come to 

 Cairo. We got each of us a coarfe barracan, for cleanlinefs 

 only, afid a pair of trowfers. I furniflied Ifmael with a 

 green turban, to give us fome weight with the vulgar du- 

 ring our voyage down the Nile. I then w^nt to my friend 

 the Aga, to concert the meafurcs that remained necefiixry 

 for leaving Affju an and beginning our journey. He tefti- 

 fied the greateft joy at feeing us again. He had been in- 

 formed of our whole expedition by his fervants the night 

 before, and praifed us, in the prefence of his attendants, for 

 our alacrity, (leadinefs, and courage under the great fa- 

 tigues of travelling. Ifmael had told him of the trees and 

 plants which I painted, and he exprefled great curiofiiy to 

 fee them when I fliould find it convenient. Frcm the 

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