THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 181 
GHAP. VII 
King rewards his Officers—The Author again perfecuted by Guebra: 
_Mafcal—Great Difpleafure of the King—The Author and Guebra: 
Maufeal are reconciled and rewarded—Third Battle of Serbraxos. 
FTER the engagement, as every body had accefs to the 
king’s prefence, I did not choofe to force my way 
through the crowd, but went round through the more pri- 
vate entry, by the bed-chamber, when I placed myfelf be- 
hind the king’s chair. As foonas he faw me, he faid, with 
great benignity, “ I have not inquired nor fent for you, be-_ 
caufe I knew you would be necefiarily bufied among thoie of 
your friends, who have been: wounded to-day ; you are your- 
felf, befides, hurt :. how are you ?” Tanfwered, “that I was- 
not hurt to-day, but, though often in danger, had efcaped 
- without any other harm than exceflive fatigue occafioned 
by heat and weight of my coat of mail, and that one of 
~ my horfes was killed. under Ammonios.” 
I THEN: 
