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to leave him without his direét permiflion, that Gufho had 
affured me of fafety if I kept clofe to his perfon, that it — 
would be a breach of truft to leave my Greek fervant un- — 
provided at Gondar, and that forfaking my inftruments _ 
would have the effect of making my return through the de- - 
fert imperfect,—I rejected this propofal, and difmiffed Yafine, 
with orders to adhere inviolably to the inftructions Lhad 
given him. 
As for the king himfelf, his countenance was not chan- 
ged, nor did he fay to me one word that day in confidence, 
whether he did or did not intend to return to Gondar. 
As no body knew what conditions were made, or whether 
any were really made at all, fear kept the common foldiers 
under obedience till it was night. The firft who began to 
file off, it being near dark, were the women, who carried 
the mills, jars, and the heavy burdens; thefe were in great . 
numbers. Soon after, the foldiers were in motion, and the 
Ras and the King’s tents were ftruck juft as it was night; | 
darknefs freed the whole army from obedience to orders, 
and a confufion, never to be forgot or defcribed, prefently 
followed, every body making the beft of their way to get 
fafe down the hill. At firft fetting out I kept clofe bythe 
king; but, without treading upon, or riding over anumber 
of people, I could not keep my place. I was now, for the 
firft time, on one of the ftrong black horfes that came laft 
from Sennaar, given me by the king, and he was fo impa- 
tient and fretful at being preffled on by the crowd of.men - 
and beafts, that there was no keeping him within any fort 
of bounds. The defcent of the hill had become very flip- _ 
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