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fuppofed Shekh of the Jehaina for his infolence the night 
before. Shekh Fidele pretended to be utterly ignorant of 
the whole, made light of what had pafled, and faid the fel- 
low was a fool. Buta violent altercation took place be- 
tween him and my fervant black Soliman, who then told 
him all his mind, threatening him with Yafine’s immedi- 
ate vengeance, and affuring him he was, before this, fully 
informed of his behaviour. They, however, both cooled be- 
fore parting.. Fidele only recommended to Soliman to 
perfuade me to give him 2000 piaitres, without which he 
{wore I never fhould go alive out of Atbara. Soliman,on the 
other hand, declared, that I was a man that fet no value upon 
money, and therefore carried it not about with me, other- 
wife I fhould not refufe what he defired, but warned him to 
think well before he uttered fuch.expreffions as he now 
madidomes Toei) 
‘In the courfe of converfation, as Soliman told me,-the 
‘shekh gave him feveral hints, that, if he would agree with’ 
‘him, and help to rob and murder me, he fhould fhare the 
booty with him, and it never would be known. ~But So- 
liman pretended not to underftand this, always affuring him 
that 1 was not the man he took me for; and that, except 
the king’s prefent, all I had was brafs, iron, and glafs bot- 
tles, of no value to any but myfelf, who only knew how 
toufe them. They then finithed their difcourfe; and he 
defired Soliman to tell me, that he expected me at the 
ufual hour of 6 o’clock to-morrow evening, which was 
Friday the roth. 
Tuts fecmed to me to be an extraordinary appointment, 
ecaufe Friday is their feftival, when they eat and drink 
3B. heartily 
