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afraidof fome queflion about.the Virgin Mary, I got up, and, 
pafling to the other fide of the room, I ftood by Tenfa Chrif-_ 
tos, faying to him, And now, holy father, I have one, laft fa-. 
vour, to afk you, which is your forgivene(s,.if I have at any, 
time offended you; your bleffing, now that I am immedi-. 
ately.to depart, if I Mave not; and your prayers while on my. 
long and dangerous journey, through countries of Infidels ; 
and Pagans.. | - 
Anum of applaufe founded all throughout the roonr. 
The Ireghé faid fomething, btit what, I did not hear, Ten-- 
fa Chriftos was furprifed apparently at my humility, which: 
he had not expected, and cried out, with tears in.his eyes,, — 
Is it poflible, Yagoube, that you believe my prayers can do, 
you any good? Ifhould not bea Chriftian, as I profefs to be, 
Father, replied I, if I had any doubt. of the effect of good: 
men’s prayers. So faying, I ftooped to.kifs his hand, when. 
he laid a {mall iron-crofs upon my head, and, to my great: 
furprife, inflead-of a benediction, repeated. the Lord’s pray-. 
er, I was afraid he would have kept me ftooping till he: 
fhould add the ten commandments likewife, when he con-: 
cluded, “ Gzier.y’ Baracuc,” May God blefs you. After: — 
which, I made my obeifance to the Iteghé, and immediately> 
withdrew, it not being the cuftom, at public audience, to fa~- 
lute any one in the prefence of the fovereign. . 
Twn ry greafy-monks, however, had placed Pheri aula he 
in my way as I went out, that they might have the credit of: - 
giving me the bleffling likewife after Tenfa Chriftos. As I. 
had very. little farth in the prayers of thefe drones; fo I had ° 
fome reluctance to kifs their greafy hands and fleeves; how-. 
ever, in running this, ie gtevabis gaatley! gave them my- 
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