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CHAPTER XXXII. 



Journey from Azbotee to Dinnomalee, general direction, W. N. W., 

 time marching, seven hours. — Start with escort in the night. — 

 Pass Sheik's tomb. — Reach Kokki. — Short halt — Wahama 

 town. — Proceed to Dinnomalee. — Arrive. — Detained by Custom- 

 house officers. — Get to Farree, W.N.W., two miles from Din- 

 nomalee. — Accommodations. — Hospitable receptions. 



May 22d. — Famous in my history for being the last 

 day's journey before reaching the first frontier 

 station of the kingdom of Shoa. In a calahm the 

 evening before it had been arranged that Ohmed 

 Medina, Ohmed Mahomed, Ebin Izaak, and all the 

 Hy Soumaulee, except their Chief, Carmel Ibrahim, 

 and two others who had stayed with their country- 

 men at Mulkukuyu, should accompany me during 

 the night, leaving the Kafilah to come on by 

 sunrise. The object to be gained by this was to 

 enable us to reach Dinnomalee, where Kafilahs 

 are received and duties paid to the Governor of 

 Efat, so early that there might be time to send a 

 messenger to Guancho, where that functionary 

 resided, informing him of our arrival, and that he 

 might come down the same day, without obliging 

 us to remain unnecessarily another night at Din- 



