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the largett and moft beautiful amethyfts upon ‘his finger | 
that ever I faw, mounted plain, without any diamonds, and 
a {mall gold ear-ring in one of his ears. — 
“ Way have you come hither, eee he to me, without » 
arms, and on foot, and without attendants?” Yagoube. “Lwas 
told that hopes were not kept at Sennaar, and brought none © 
with me.” ddelan. “ You fuppofe you have come through 
great dangers, and fo you have. But what do you think of “a 
me, who am day and night out in the fields, furrounded by i 
hundreds and thoufands of Arabs, all of whom would eat | 
me alive if they dared?” I anfwered, “ A brave man, ufed 
to. command as you are, does not look to the number of his rg ' 
enemies, but to their abilities; a wolf does not fear ten thou- 7 
fand fheep more than he does one.” dd. “ True; look out 
at the door; thefe are their chiefs whom I am now taxing, | 
and I have brought them hither that they may judge from | 
what they fee whether Iam ready for them or not.” Yag._ 
“ You could not do more properly ; but, as to my own af 
fairs, I wait upon you from the king of Abyfiinia, defiring 
fafe conduct through your country into Egypt, with his roy- 
al promife, that he is ready to do the like for you again, or 
any other favour you may call upon him for.” He took the 
letter and readit. 4d. “The king of Abyflinia may be af- 
fured Iam always ready to do more for him than this. It 
is true, fince the mad attempt upon Sennaar, and the next ~ 
fill madder, to replace old Baady upon the throne, we have 
had no formal peace, but neither are we at war. We un- 
derftand one another as good neighbours ought todo; and 
what elfe is peace?” Yag. “You know Lam a. ftranger and 
traveller, feeking my way home. I have nothing to do 
with peace or war between nations, AllI beg is a fafe con- 
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