128 ANOTHER TROUBLE. 



to me, I commenced a regular course of quinine 

 and James's Powder, and had it not been for a 

 most disagreeable interruption in the quiet and 

 retired life I was leading in Aliu Amba, I might, 

 perhaps, have been soon restored to health. 



On the tenth day after my last visit to Ankobar, 

 the Negoos and the members of the Embassy 

 having, in the meantime, left that city for Ango- 

 lahlah, a message was brought to Miriam's house 

 for me to go immediately to the Governor of the 

 town, who had just arrived from the Court on 

 purpose to have me brought before him. 



Feeling a little better than I had been for some 

 time, and being curious to know what business the 

 Governor could have with me, I followed his mes- 

 senger, taking with me, as a present on being 

 introduced, an old pocket telescope. It was for- 

 tunate that I recollected to do this, for on my 

 giving it to him he was so highly pleased, that he 

 told me, through an Islam Hacljji named Abdullah, 

 that he was willing to serve me in any way he 

 could in the very awkward position I now learned 

 I was placed in, by the order he had received from 

 the Negoos. For some reason or other, my presence 

 in the kingdom had raised a jealous feeling some- 

 where, and, in consequence, a most arbitrary 

 mandate, considering the then relations between 

 Shoa and England, was issued, and I was directed 

 to leave the country the very next day. Whilst 

 we were speaking, two men were sent with 



