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she would never recover, since I was an unbe- 

 liever ! The invalid was one of the finest girls 

 I have seen in the country, and her mother had 

 some reason for her solicitude about her. Her 

 colour was a light brown, her features regularly 

 formed, beautiful black eyes, Grecian nose, a 

 small mouth, with teeth as white as ivory. There 

 was nothing denoting the thick lips or flat nose 

 of the negro ; in fact, the contrary was the case. 

 Her arms and legs were encircled with bands of 

 copper. 



From the number of patients waiting for re- 

 lief, the yard in the morning resembled an infirm- 

 ary. There were three or four of the king's 

 people, and Moosa, one of his sons, among the 

 applicants. Some of my patients would give me 

 a couple of ducks, some a goat, some a sheep, 

 and others fowls ; and I must acknowledge tha:t 

 their presents were very acceptable, as the meat 

 we purchased in the market was in general desti- 

 tute of fat : a piece of beef weighing six or seven 

 pounds cost about a thousand cowries, or near 

 one shilling sterling. Range of the thermo- 

 meter on shore at Rabbah : maximum 102°, mi- 

 nimum 68°. 



The city of Rabbah contains a population of 



