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Farree, returning there with his party, taking my 

 mule along with them, and leaving Brekka and 

 another man to keep me company, as was said, but 

 in fact, to keep guard over me. A disjointed con- 

 versation with the former served to amuse me 

 during the rest of the day. He gave me some in- 

 formation respecting the Embassy, and of the dis- 

 like entertained by Sahale Selassee to the English ; 

 which surprised me considerably, nor would I at 

 first believe it, but ascribed the statement to the 

 ill feeling and jealousy with which the visit of our 

 Political Mission to the Court of Shoa, was viewed 

 by the Mahomedans of Efat. 



In the afternoon, Brekka walked down to Farree, 

 and when he returned, told me he had seen a 

 letter for me, and a messenger from Ankobar, and 

 that if I wished to see them I must go to that 

 town. I did not hesitate a moment, but was now 

 as anxious to be off, as I was before obstinately 

 bent upon remaining. The news of Brekka being 

 confirmed by the arrival of a messenger from the 

 Wallasmah, with the same information, I started 

 immediately. I conceived that the not sending 

 the letter to Garcia Mulloo, was perhaps intended 

 as a kind of punishment for my breaking prison in 

 the morning. 



In about an hour and a-half, we were again 

 crossing the little stream which flows at the base of 

 the hill on which Farree stands ; and I was soon 

 seated in my old quarters, whilst Brekka went 



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