214 THOUGHTFUL KINDNESS. 



until the alga had been forced into a narrow recess 

 between the double walls, and my bed reported by 

 the indefatigable Walderheros to be at length ready 

 for me to retire to rest. The pretty wife of Sheik 

 Tigh had brought me some teff bread for supper, as 

 she expected there would be a deal too much for us 

 to do on the first day of my removal, not to feel 

 obliged to any one taking the trouble of baking off 

 our hands. The " wort," or cayenne soup being also 

 prepared, after a light Abyssinian supper, I slept 

 better than I expected, or could have hoped for. 



