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in the shade, and 145 Fah. in the sun, with a perfectly 

 still atmosphere, and when owing to the closely packed 

 crowd one seems to inhale nothing but oil of a most 

 unsavoury kind. We therefore sent them all off very 

 quickly when all had had a trial, though they would 

 gladly have stayed for another round, excepting our 

 old friend Aghill, and there was no chance of shaking him 

 off till after dinner. As we sat down to this repast he 

 took a last look at himself in Vivian's looking-glass, and 

 asked for it to be given him, and on Vivian refusing to 

 do so he pushed his plate away and said he would eat 

 nothing. To set his mind at rest a half-promise was 

 made that it might ultimately be given him, and he at 

 once hid it in the numerous folds of his robe. After 

 dinner Vivian, referring to the glass, asked Aghill what 

 he would do if it were taken away from him, and his 

 reply, needing no interpretation by Albert, was as 

 prompt as it was suggestive, for he instantly put his 

 finger down his throat, and the glass without a 

 moment's loss of time became his own. For a wonder 

 he then had a liberal fit, and offered to give us two 

 wives each if we would remain in his country ; and it is 

 almost a pity that we have not accepted the present, for 

 it will probably be the only one, as he thinks his only 

 duty in life is to receive, that nothing is too good for 

 him, and that he ought to be given everything he asks 

 for. A very convenient doctrine ! He is very anxious 



