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would not then have fallen upon us, at leaft would have been: 
confined to the limits of your own kingdom; you would, 
have neither difobliged Fafil nor the Iteghé; and, when the 
day of trial is at hand, you would have been better able: to. 
an{wer it, than, by going on at this rate, there.is. any appear-. 
ance you will be.” This perfon, I underftood, afterwards,. 
was Ras Sanuda, nephew to the Iteghé, and fon of Ras Wel-. 
led de l’Oul; he had been banifhed to Kuara in the late: 
King’s time, fo I had no opportunity of knowing him,,. 
Aut the time of this harangue Socinios’s eyes were moftly- 
fhut, and his mouth open, and flavering tobacco; he was roll 
ing from fide to fide fcarcely preferving his equilibrium. 
When Sanuda ftopt, he began with an air of drollery, “ You: 
are very angry to-day, Baba.” And turning to me, faid, “'To- 
morrow, fee you bring me that horfe which Yafine fent 
you to Kofcam; and bring me Yafine-himfelf, or you will 
hear of it; flave and. Frank as you are, enemy to: Mary the: 
virgin, bring me the horfe!” Sanuda took me by the handy 
faying in a whifper, “ Don’t fear him,I am here; but go 
home; next time you come here you will have horfes: 
enough along with you.” He, too, feemed:in liquor; and, 
making mea fign to withdraw, I left the king and his mi- 
nifter together with great willingnefs, and’ returned to Kof- 
cam to the Iteghé, to whom I told what had pafled, and who 
ordered me to ftay near Ozoro Efther, as in her fervice, and: 
gono more to the palace. 
Ar this time certain intelhgence was received that Ras: 
Michael was arrived in Lafta with Guigarr, Shum, or chief 
ef the clan called Waag, once a mortal enemy to Michael, 
though. now at peace. with. him, and ferving him as his con- 
ducvor.. 
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