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whifper. The king was quiet; but, hearing me fay the — 
laft words, he ftarted, and cried, “ What joy, what good” . 
news, Yagoube ??—“ Why, faid I, Sir, itis only Tecla Ma- 
riam informing me that the devil is dead, which is good 
news, at leaft to me, who always dreaded falling into his 
clutches.” —* Aye, fays the king, the monks fay fo; it 
muft have been long ago; but the faint was furely a holy ~ 
man.” ‘ 
Tuoucn the king was violently agitated, yet he neither 
faid that he did or did not underftand what was meant by 
Gufho and Engedan, but only ordered me home imme- 
diately, faying, “ As you value your life, open not your 
mouth to man or woman, nor feem to take particular care 
about any thing, more than you did before; truft all in the” 
hands of the Virgin Mary, and Guebra Menfus Kedus.” 
I NEEDED No incitement to go to my tent, where I went 
_ immediately to bed. I cannot fay but I had a ray of hope 
that Providence had begun the means which were to extri- 
cate me out of the difficulties of my prefent fituation, bet - — 
ter and fooner than I had before imagined; I therefore fell ~ 
foon into a profound fleep, fatisfied that I fhould be quickly 
called if any thing ailed the king. The lights were now 
all put out, and, except the cry of the guards going their 
rounds, very little noife in the camp, confidering the vatt 
number of people it contained, I was‘ina profound fleep _ 
when Francifco, a Greck fervant of the Ras, a brave and ~ 
veteran foldier, but given a little to drink, came bawling in- 
to my tent, “It is madnefs to flcep at this time.” “I am focee. 
faid 1, very calmly, I fhonld be mad if I was not to fleep. 
Why, when would you have me to take my reft? and what _ 
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