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fhe has ftaid till the very laft day before fhe ventured, for — 
fear of accidents. Gufho’s men fet the fifth down at the 
advanced guard, and returned with the officer who had at- 
tended me, while I_ went towards the king’s tent, mufing 
what all this might mean, what power was to carry us to 
Gondar, difband the army, depofe Michael, and not hurt 
- the king. 
I rounp the king had not been well, and had taken 
warm water to vomit, a remedy I advifed him fometimes | 
to make ufe of, not choofing to venture on all occafions to ; 
give him medicines, and he was then quiet. I therefore | 
went to Ras Michael, who was alone, and feemingly much 
chagrined. He interrogated me ftriftly as to what pafled ! 
between me and Gufho. Utold him the difcourfe about } 
Woodage Afahel’s death, and about Fafil; then about the 
fick family I had feen, the offer of money, the fith, &c. 
: 
The fame I repeated when I went back’ to the king, but 
nothing about our meeting at Gondar. I begged, however, 
as he full complained a little of his head, that he would fee 
nobody that night, but lie down and compofe himfelf, al- 
lowing me to wait in the fecretary’s apartment till he fhould 
awake. I thought he embraced this propofal willingly, 
Ozoro Efther having had a long conference with him the , 
night before. I do not imagine the ftate of the realm had 
much fhare in their converfation. “After he was laid down, 
I went and found Azage Kyrillos, and with him the beau- 
tiful daughter of Tecla Mariam, who was juft drefled to go 
to Ozoro Efther’s. She faid fhe would either take me along 
with her to Ozoro Efther’s, or flay, and the king would fend 
us fupper at her father’s. I excufed myfelf from either, 
on account of the king’s indifpofition, and my bufinefs with 
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