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and ilot to Jidda, they might then depend upon your 

 word, that, if they were pundual in fulfiUing their en- 

 gagements, they Ihould never find you faiUng in yours." 

 " That they fliall never have to fay of me, fays the Bey; all 

 this is to my advantage. But you do not tell me what I 

 am to do for you?" " Be fleady, Sir, f^id I, in your promife; 

 it is now late, but I will come again to fettle the duties with 

 you ; and be afTured, that when it is known at home what, 

 at my private defire, you hare done formy country in gene- 

 ral, it will be the greatefl honour that ever a prince confer- 

 red on me in my life." " Why, let it be fo, fays he, bring 

 coffee; fee you admit him whenever he calls ; bring a caf- 

 tan*." Coffee was accordingly brought, and I was cloath- 

 ed in my caftan. I went down flairs with my barracan 

 hid under it, and was received with greater refpeft by the 

 bye-ilanders than when I came up ; the man was the fame, 

 but it was the caftan that made the difference. My friend 

 the Sarach and his banditti were ready at the door with 

 a mule, which had gilt ftirrups, an-d was finely capari- 

 foned, . 



I WENT back with fullas much fpeed as I came, but free 

 from thofe falutations of the quarter-ftaff, which I flill felt 

 upon my haunches. The fcale of politenefs was now turn- 

 ed in my favour ; and to fliew their refpecfl for me, the fol- 

 diers knocked down every perfon they overtook in the 

 flireets, giving him firft a blow with the quarter-ftaff upon 

 the head, then afking him, why he did not get out of the 

 way ? All my people at St George had given me over for 



*■ It is a loofe garment like a night-gown ; it is a gift of ceremony, and mark.sf favout,. 



