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CHAPTER VI. 



Staying at Dulhull. — March 31st, Journey to Segallo, distance 

 one and a half miles, general direction S.S.W. — Halt for the 

 night.' — Journey to Daddahue, distance ten miles, general 

 direction W.S.W. — Attack of the Bursane subdivision of the 

 Ad'alee tribe. — Halt for the night. 



March 30th. — During the night, Ohmed Mahomed 

 made his appearance, and at day-break his loud 

 voice, calling to load the camels, awakened me with 

 a start. Zaido, with a small kid-skin filled with 

 very dirty water, poured a little into my hands, 

 which I then threw over my face, wiped it dry with 

 my silk handkerchief (my napkin having been 

 stolen the night before), and thus finished my hasty 

 toilet. After having troubled myself to saddle 

 my own mule, I found that the camels were being 

 unloaded again, and on inquiry, learned that there 

 was a division in the camp. One party wishing to 

 remain for some more camels to join us, and the 

 other desirous of starting without any delay. 

 It was at length agreed that the camels going to 

 take up salt at Bahr Assal should go on to that place 

 one day in advance of the Kafilah I belonged to, so 



