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All exiled well. The truth is, Michael never would find fault 
with a man that fought, however imprudently he fought 
the occafion: courage was to him in place of charity ; it co- 
~vered a multitude of fins. 
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| Ozoro Estuer, in the deepeft concern, had attended her 
fon from the moment of his arrival, and had feen his 
wound dreffed and fwathed up. A large gaping flefh-wound 
(fuch as his was) frightens ignorant people more than the 
{mall orifice made by a fhot, which breaks bones and en- 
dangers life. Such was Ozoro Efther’s apprehenfion ; and 
every minute fhe inquired of me if I thought it.was_poffi- 
ble he could recover. I had not quitted him fince he had 
got off his horfe. I advifed him by all means to go in a 
litter to Gondar, either carried by men or mules; but no 
perfuafion, nor confideration, would induce him to go o- 
therwife than on a mule, with his horfe harneffled and led 
by him. | 
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Every thing was accordingly prepared, when I received a 
meflage from the Ras to wait upon him. I immediately 
went to his tent, and found him with two dwarf boys only, 
who were fanning the flies from his face. “ Ozoro {ther 
’ ‘wifhes, fays he, that you would fee Confu fafe to Gondar, 
and bring us word to-morrow how he is; and you mutt flay 
with him altogether, if he is in danger.” —“ If he has no 
fever, faid I, he is inno danger. If the king and you”—He 
then interrupted me,—“ The king, and I, and every one, 
wifhes you to attend Confu.” I bowed, and went away with- 
out reply. When I was got to the door he cried after me, 
“ Don’t be afraid, you will be in time enough to fee every 
thing ; 
