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decide that the approaching object was really a 

 native, and on my directing attention, we all stopt 

 for him to come up. He turned out to be an old 

 acquaintance, Garahmee, whom I had begun to 

 think had deserted us altogether. He had been 

 two days on the journey, to overtake the Karllah, 

 travelling principally in the night ; and had 

 intended to have halted this day at Hasanderah. 

 Finding, on his arrival there, traces of our 

 departure very recent, he determined to push on at 

 once, and our staying to converse with the Issah 

 Soumaulee, had enabled him to come up with us, 

 before half the day's march had been performed. 

 Although I had no great love for the cunning old 

 rascal, I thought it would be prudent to be polite 

 to him, so I dismounted, and proposed, that as he 

 must be very tired, he should ride; at the same 

 time pointing to the head of the mule, directed 

 his attention to the feather placed there, as if it 

 had been saved only for him. 



After a little delay, we were again on our 

 march, and soon overtook the rearmost camels, 

 but as we walked much faster, gradually left 

 them all behind. As I came up, the conductor 

 of every fresh string, or the owner, walking 

 by the side of his own beast, vociferated, " Ah- 

 keem," " Ahkeem," as if our long separation, 

 two hours before, must have obliterated all remem- 

 brance of them out of my memory, and they 

 wished to receive some comfort and an assurance to 



