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little, to get a fervant of Adelan to accompany the king’s, 
than to truftto that one alone. Having communicated the 
contents of. my letter to Shekh Fidele, and received his con- 
gratulations, they allleft me, and went to the Shekh to hear 
what further news were brought tohim. What I told him 
was confirmed ; and the Shekh having no longer any op- 
tion, declared his refolution to obey without further delay, 
and defired us to get ready for our journey. 
Ir was told us, however, foon after, that the king’s fer- 
vant who had arrived, whofe name was Mahomet, was a 
great friend of Shekh Fidele, and the ufual one fent to him 
at Teawa; and that he wasa great drunkard, and reprobate. 
On the contrary, Adelan’s fervant, though young, was a 
very gentle, fober perfon, a flave that had been given to A- 
delan by the Shekh of Beyla; and he was very urgent for 
us todepart. We foon faw the confequence of this differ- 
ence of manners; and that Shekh Fidele had not relinquifh- 
ed his view to the piaftres. For having tutored the king’s 
fervant all night, and gained him to his intereft,. he had,. 
early in the morning of the 15th, declared that he was not 
to ftir from Teawa for a fortnight, and he was ordered to 
get the camels from fome diftance in Atbara, the place I 
do not remember.. This difpleafed Adelan’s fervant much, 
who declared before the affembly, that he was determined 
to fet out the next day, that he knew not the orders the 
king had given, but he knew his mafters orders; and that 
if the Shekh did not furnifh him with camels, or oppofed 
our fetting out, he would take him with him to Adelan at 
Aira, or, upon his refufal to go, denounce him a rebel, and 
his mafter’s enemy, and leave him to what would be the 
confequence.. Upon this bold fpeech, every body left the 
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