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not how to make war, and yet will not fit in peace.” fF 
then took my leave of him, but there was a plentiful break- 
faft in the other room, to which he fenit us, and which _ 
went far to comfort Hagi_ Ifmael for the misfortune of his 
patron Ali Bey. At going out, I took my leave by kiffing 
his hand, which he fubmitted to without reluétance. 
“Shekh, faid I, when I pafs thefe Arabs in the fquare, T 
hope it will not difoblige you if I converfe with fome’ of 
them out of curiofity?’ 4d. “ By no means, as much as 
you pleafe ; but don’t let them know where they can find 
you at Sennaar, or they will be in your houfe from morn- 
ing till night, will eat up all your victuals, and then, in 
return, will ie your throat if they can mect pte ‘upon 
i journey.” shy Te 
I RerurNED home to Sennaar, very well pleafed with’ ms 
reception at Aira. I had not feen, fince I left Gondar, 
man fo open and frank in his manners, and who fpoke 
without difguife what apparently he had in his heart; but 
he was exceedingly engaged in bufinefs, and it was’ BE fuch 
extent thar it feemed to me ‘ipotibte to be brought 1 
an end ina much longer time than I propofed ftaying at 
Sennaar. The diftance, too, between Aira and that town 
was avery great difcouragement to me. . The whole way 
was covered with infolent, brutifh people, fo that every 
man we met between Sennaar and Aira produced fome al- 
tercation, fome demand of prefents, gold, cloth, tobacco, 
and a variety of other difagreeable circumftances, which 
had always the appearance of ' ending iA pbiagasiirti i 
rious, ; ; : ; ft} ak 
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