THE’'SOURCE OF THE NILE, 8 5: 
- Encepan fell on his face before the king, as is ufual, 
while the king went on ferioufly—‘ War you want; do 
you, Yagoube? war you fhall have; it is not far diftant, 
and Engedan is come to tell us how near.” They then went 
into a confiderable converfation about Gutho, Powuflen, and. 
' the preparations they were making, and where they were,, 
with which I-fhall not trouble the reader, as I fhall have an 
occafion to fpeak of the particulars afterwards as they arife,- 
“ I want Confu, fays the king; I want him to fend his men 
of Ras el Feel to Sennaar, and’ to the Baharnagath to get 
horfes and fome coats of mail. And what do you think of. 
fending Yagoube there ?: he knows their manners and their 
language, and has friends there to whom he is intending to 
efcape, without fo much as afking. my leave.”—“ Pardon. 
me, Sir, faid 1; 1f I have ever entertained that thought, it is 
proof fufficient of the extreme neceflity [am under to go.” 
* Sir, fays Engedan, I have rode in. the Koccob horfe; I will 
do fo again, if Yagoube commands: them, and will flay with. 
us till we try-the horfe of Begemder. I. have eight or ten 
coats of mail, which I will give your majefty: they belong- - 
ed to my father, Confu, and Itook.them lately from that. 
‘thief Abou Barea, with whom they were left at my father’s 
death ; but I will tell your Majefty, I had rather fight naked: 
without a coat of mail, than that you fhould fend Yagoube 
to Sennaar to purchafe them from thence, for he will never- 
return.” 
Ras MrcHakEt was now announced; and we made hafte to” 
get away. I would have Confu, Engedan, and you, come. 
here to-morrow night, fays the king, as foon as it is dark ;. 
and do not you, Yagoube, for your life, fpeak one word of 
Sennaar, till you know my will upon it.. He faid this in the- 
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