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fupporting his head with his left hand, and fitting juft in the 

 corner of the two fofas. Though it was late, he was in full' 

 drefs, his girdle, turban, and handle of his dagger, all Ihi- 

 ning with the finefl brilliants, and a finer fprig of diamonds 

 upon his turban than what I had fecn his father-in-law. 

 wear once when I was with him.. 



The room was light as day, with a number of wax-torches r 

 or candles. I found myfelf humbled at the fight of fo much 

 greatnefs and affluence. My bare feet were lb dirty, I had 

 a fcruple to fet them upon the rich Perfian carpets with 

 which the whole floor was covered, and the pain that walk- 

 ing at all occafioned gave me altogether fo crouching and 

 cringing a look, that the Bey, upon feeing me come in, cried 

 out, "What's that? Who is that? From whence is become ? 

 His fecretary told him, and immediately upon that I faid to 

 him in Arabic, with a low bow, "Mahomet Bey, I am Yagoube, 

 an Englifliman, better known to your father-in-law than to 

 you, very unfit to appear before you in the condition I am, ha- 

 ving beeji forced ou,t of my bed by yourfoldiers in the middle 

 of the only found fleep I have had for many years." He feem- 

 ed to be exceedingly fhocked at this, and faid to his attend- 

 ants in Turkilli, " My people ! who dares do this ? it is 

 impoflible." Thofe. that.were,priyy to the mefi^age remind- 

 ed him of his fending for me, and the caufe, which he had 

 forgot. They told him what Ifmael had faid, and what the 

 Copht, the tax-gatherer, had mentioned, all very much in my 

 favour. He turned himfelf v/ith great violence on the fofa, 

 and faid, " I remember the man well, but it was not a man 

 like this, this is bad payment indeed. I was going to aflc you, 

 Yagoube, fays he, who thofe were that had brought you out 

 %.fuch.di(lrefs. and I find that I have done it myfelf; but 



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