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young king had imbibed in the fchool of Michacl, but for 
natural talents he certainly was the firft of the three. 
APARTMENTS in the palace, and a table, were affigned to 
Amha Yafous, and he was ferved by the king’s fervants as 
well as his own; a guard was appointed at his door, the offi- 
cer of which attended to receive his orders and take the 
word daily. This was the manner of receiving illuftrious 
ftrangers in my time at Gondar.. Anthulé, a Greek, mafter 
of the king’s wardrobe, was ordered from time to time to 
bring him clothes of the fame kind with. thofe the king’ 
wore. All the Ozoros, ornoble women at court, fell vio- 
lently in love with Amha Yafous, as fame reported, except 
©zoro Efther. The young prince had not a grain of cold-: 
nefs nor indifference in his nature; he carried himfelf, 
wherever he went, with honourable, attentive, and decent 
gallantry.. But his chief attention was paid to Welleta Se- 
laffé ; nor was Ras Michael jealous, nor, as public report 
went, was Welleta Selaffé unkind. I was often in the even- 
ings in his parties at her houfe; a fixed, never-changing me- 
lancholy hung upon her face ; deep, and involuntary fighs 
efcaped from her under vifible conftraint: it did not appear’ 
to me poflible this could have been her behaviour, if in ac-- 
~~ tual enjoyment of fuccefsful love; or that, after having gra- 
- tified it, fhe could have put in execution that defperate re- 
folution which apparently fhe had then formed in her 
mind.. 
Amua Yasous was fon of a fifter of Gufho ; it-;was faid 
afterwards that he had a commiflion from his father, go- 
vernor of Shoa, to detach Gufho, if poffible, from his alliance 
with Powuflen, and bring him back.to his allegiance to the 
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