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Tus man was now immediately called for. He went 
by the nickname of Goul, or the Giant, from his fmall fize — 
and debility of body. “Is this your man, fays Gufho, who 
fhot Woodage Afahel on the hill?” “ O, by no means, fays — 
Goul; he was an old man with a long grey beard, and a 
white cloth round his head. This man I know well. I faw 
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him with Fafil. This is Yagoube, the king’s friend; he — 
would not do fuch a thing.” “ No, certainly he would not, 
fays Gufho, and fo mind that you tell Woodage Afahel’s 
friends.” Upon this he withdrew. And now, fays Gufho, 
talk no more upon this affair, I will take the reft: upon my= 
felf. There is a fervant of Metical Aga’s now in the camp, ~ 
fent over by defire of your friends and countrymen * at Jid- 
da, to know if you are alive and well. He has aMfo a mef- — 
fage to the king, and perhaps I may fend him to the camp 
to-morrow, but more probably defer it till we meet at Gon- 
dar. Meantime, remember my injunction to you, to keep 
clofe by the perfon of the king, and then no accident 
can befal you in the confufion that will foon happen. I 
thanked him for his friendly advice, which I promifed to. 
follow. I then afked for Ayto Confu and Engedan, as alfo 
for Metical Aga’s fervant, but he an{wered, I cou not then 
fee them. 
He had now in his hand fome filk paper, in which they 
generally wrap their ingots of gold, and he was preparing 
to flip this into my hand at parting, in the fame manner 
we do the fee of a phyfician in Europe. “ You forget, 
faid J, what you mentioned 1 in the morning, that Iam no- 
caf. 
* Captain Thomas Price of the Lyon of Bombay. 
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