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Tajourah, and I had opportunities of observing, that 

 not only the other women of the kraal, but even 

 the wife of Abu Bukeree and his daughters, were 

 the handmaids of the whole Kafilah, during the 

 time we remained in his district. 



May 1th. — On awaking this morning, I was not 

 surprised at seeing no symptoms of a start. 

 Calling Zaido, I learnt from him we were to 

 remain here several days, for the road now before 

 us was so beset with G alias, that we could not 

 proceed until several Kafilahs, which had been 

 obliged to stay here for some weeks past, should 

 join us, and we should then be able to force our 

 way together across the disturbed country. Whilst 

 he was speaking, Abu Mahomed Allee, on his mule, 

 rode up and asked me to accompany him to view 

 the property of the mission which had been left by 

 his son, in a kraal about four miles to the south. 

 Zaido, on hearing this request, went immediately 

 for Ohmed Mahomed, who soon came up and 

 objected to my leaving the Kafilah. 



Ohmed Medina and Ebin Izaak, hearing of the 

 matter, also joined us, and protested against my 

 going out of their sight, as in case of my death they 

 would be made answerable to Captain Haines at 

 Aden. Seeing the opposition, and thinking it was 

 exerted for my benefit, I did not persevere in my 

 wish to accompany the old man, especially as Ohmed 

 Mahomed assured me that the seventeen packages, 

 or boxes, should be brought into camp to-morrow. 



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