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in a barracan, drcfled like thofe flaves who carry water, and 

 wafh the flairs, fhould refufe a purfe of gold, he could no 

 longer confent to my going away, but carried me back to 

 where the Bey was Hill fitting. He was looking at a large 

 piece of yellow fat tin. He afked the ufual queftion, " How, 

 now? What is the' matter? To which his flave gave him a 

 long anfwer in Turkifh. He laid down the fattin, turned 

 to me, and faid, " Why, what is this ? You mull furely want 

 money; that is not your ufual drefs ? What! does this pro- 

 ceed from your pride ?" 



" Sir, anfwercd I, may I beg leave to fay two words to 

 you ? There is not a man to whom you ever gave money 

 more grateful, or more fenfible of your generofity in oiTer- 

 ing it me, than I am at this prefent. The reafon of my 

 waiting upon you in this drefs was, becaufe it is only a 

 few hours ago fince I left the boat. I am not however a nee- 

 dy man, or one that is diftrefled for money ; that being the 

 cafe, and as you have already my prayers for your chari- 

 ty, I would not deprive you of thofe of the widow and 

 the orphan, whom that money may very materially relieve. 

 Julian and Rofa, the firft houfe in Cairo, will furnifh me 

 with what money I require; befides, I am in the fervice 

 of the greateft king in Europe, who would not fail to fup- 

 ply me abundantly if my neceffities required it, as I am 

 travelling for his fervice." — " This being fo, fays the Bey, 

 with great looks of complacency, what is in my power to 

 do for you ? You are a llrangcr now where I command ; 

 you are my father's llranger likewife, and that is a double 

 obligation upon me : What fliall i do ?" — " There are, faid 

 I, things that you could do, and you only, if it were not too 



great. 



