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exceeded our ordinary three-mile rate per hour, whereas 

 his own had to be changed twice ; and on one occasion 

 they so completely broke down that he was compelled, 

 on meeting a mounted native, to force him to make an 

 exchange of animals. Ali Effendi gave us an excellent 

 dinner at sunset, besides having sent us some good soup 

 and boiled chicken during the day ; and Ranfurly was 

 able to sit at the table for a short time, and have soup, 

 omelettes, and ' mishmish,' all of which he appeared to 

 enjoy. 



May 9. When I laid down last night near Ran- 

 furly I looked forward to our both having a few hours' 

 sound sleep ; but my hopes were destined to be soon 

 disappointed, for hardly had he closed his eyes before 

 he showed a tendency to delirium. Towards midnight 

 he dozed off quietly, and being myself very weary I, 

 also, fell asleep. Suddenly I woke up with a start, and 

 found him seated up in bed and praying aloud. Almost 

 breathless, I listened, fearing to disturb his thoughts ; 

 until having repeated slowly, and with intense earnest- 

 ness, the Lord's Prayer, he became silent. I then went 

 to his side, and after a few moments' conversation with 

 him he leant his head on my shoulder and fell into a 

 deep sleep. This morning there was such a manifest 

 improvement in his breathing, and he has felt so much 

 better all day, that we have become far more hopeful 

 about him. There has been much to arrange. First of 



