58 PROCEED TO ANGOLAHLAH. 



belonging to the Mission, Dr. Roth, the naturalist, 

 and Mr. Bernatz, the artist, just about to commence 

 their breakfast. 



Greetings and congratulations were exchanged, 

 and numberless inquiries made about the cause of 

 my detention at Farree. A host of idle Abyssinian 

 servants gathered around, questioning in like 

 manner the native servants of Mr. Scott, and it 

 was sometime before we settled down to partake 

 of the good things which Constantine, the Portu- 

 guese cook, during the bustle of our arrival, had 

 taken the opportunity to prepare. 



Mr. Scott and I having determined to hurry 

 on the same day to Angolahlah, fresh mules 

 were ordered to be ready by the time I had 

 sufficiently indulged in the luxury of something 

 like English fare, which, for the first time for 

 nearly three months, was now placed before me. 



When we started, Mr. Scott volunteered to be 

 guide, and so excused his servants from being 

 dragged on such an unnecessary journey. Having 

 got through the town of Ankobar, we began to 

 descend, progressing more rapidly after passing 

 some distance along the side of a high stockade 

 surrounding the royal residence, which occupied 

 the whole summit of the partially detached western 

 extremity of the ridge on which Ankobar stands. 

 The descent continued for nearly half an hour, the 

 road being exceedingly rough and stony, until 

 we came to the edge of the little river Airahra, 



