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he gave me to join the king. Iam a ftranger, and liable- 
toerr, whilft, for the fame reafon, I am entitled to all your- 
protections and forgivennefs. I am, moreover, the king’s 
_ftranger, and as fuch, entitled to fomething more as long as: 
‘conduct myfelf with propriety to every one. Ihave never- 
{poken a word but in Guebra Mafeal’s praife, and in this F! 
have done him no more than juftice;: his impatience per-- - 
verted what I had faid; but the real truth, as I {poke it, re-- 
mains in the ears of the king and_ of. thofe_ that were by-- _ 
ftanders, to whom I appeal. | 
Every thing wentafter this in the manner that was to». 
be wifhed. Guebra Mafcal and I vowed eternal friendfhip to; 
each other, of. which Kefla. Yafous profefled himfelf the - _ 
guarantee, All this paffed while I was binding up his head;_ 
he went again to, the king.. For my own part, tired to: 
death, low in {pirits, and curfing the hour that brought me to: 
fuch a country, Ialmoft regretted I had not died that day in: 
the field of Serbraxos. Iwent to bed, in Ayto Engedan’s tent, , 
refufing to go to Ozoro Efther, who had fent for me. Icould: 
not. help lamenting how. well my apprehenfions had been: 
verified, that fome of our companions at laft night’s fupper, 
fo anxious for the appearance of morning, fhould never: 
fee its evening, Four of them, all young men, and of great - 
hopes, were then lying dead and mangled on the field; two 
others befides Engedan had been alfo wounded. I had, how-.- 
ever, a found and refrefhing fleep. I think madnefs would ' 
have been the confequence, if this: neceflary refrefhment : 
had failed me; “at, was the horror I had conceived of my, 
prefent Ataahea | | 
