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When I had taken possession of my new 

 quarters, the tent was thronged for the rest of the 

 day by curious or busy people, some bearing mes- 

 sages for Walderheros from the palace ; others, 

 making anxious inquiries as to my reasons for 

 coming to Angolalah ; and not a few were begging 

 of me to intercede for them with the Negoos, to 

 reinstate them into his good graces, which, for 

 some dereliction of duty it seemed, they had lost ; 

 and now hoped that by my mediation their sins 

 would be forgiven. Two superior officers of the 

 household of the Negoos, also sat with me nearly 

 the whole day, Waarkie, an Armenian, long 

 resident in Shoa, and Sartwold the chief of the 

 " affaroitsh," or distributors of the rations to stranger 

 guests. The former understood a little Arabic, and 

 we managed to converse together very well. He 

 told me, that instead of my being sent out of the 

 kingdom, he was quite certain I should become a 

 great favourite with the Negoos. The order sent 

 for my removal from Aliu Amba, was occasioned by 

 the ill-natured un-English representations of the 

 officers of the Embassy who had told Waarkie 

 himself, that I did not belong to their party, that 

 they did not know who I was, and adding, to assist 

 me still more, that I was very poor, and could give 

 no presents to the Negoos. I felt very much hurt, 

 and annoyed, at these unfair representations, and 

 produced a letter which I had received from the 

 Indian Government in Calcutta, addressed to the 



