PROCEED TO MURROO. 399 



Dankalli ; and so, with a becoming politeness, these 

 old gentlemen had agreed to divide my attentions 

 and presents, the father of Mahomed Allee to have 

 the benefit of my acquaintance to Kuma, where the 

 undisputed territory of Abu Bukeree commenced, 

 and this latter was then to take his turn to Murroo. 

 I do not think that when this arrangement was 

 made between them, Abu Bukeree said anything 

 about the present I had already given him. At all 

 events, our Has ul Kafilah had been no party to 

 this negotiation, and his determination to proceed 

 without halting at Kuma quite deranged their 

 plan ; Ohmed Mahomed conceived that it would 

 be more profitable for him to continue the day's 

 journey on to Murroo, to avoid any more demands 

 from Abu Bukeree for presents, on the plea 

 of halting in his territory. Instructions were 

 accordingly given to the Kafilah not to unload 

 here. A short explanatory calahm with the 

 Debenee chief, who was already on the ground to 

 receive us, occasioned a little detention, but, as 

 already observed, as he had received other presents 

 at Hiero Murroo besides those I had given to him, 

 he was obliged to be satisfied. 



I did not like to see the old man treated in this 

 manner, especially as I thought advantage had 

 been taken of the peaceable character of himself 

 and his tribe ; so when he came to pay his respects 

 to me as I sat under a tree, waiting with Zaido until 

 the numerous camels had again gone some distance 



