466 .  . SPRAVEES TO Pisco Re 
upon my going to Shaddly, did furnith me with camels and 
neceflaries, fo much of the chain fhould be returned. 
Ir was the sth of September that we were all prepared to 
leave this capital of Nubia, an inhofpitable country from 
the beginning, and which, every day we continued in it, 
had engaged us in greater difficulties and dangers. We 
flattered ourfelves, that, once difengaged from this bad ftep, 
the greateft part of our fufferings was over; for we appre- 
~hended nothing but from men, and, with very great reafon, 
thought we had feen the wortt of them. ” 
In the evening I received a meflage from the king to 
come directly to the palace. I accordingly obeyed, taking 
two fervants along with me, and found him fitting in a | 
little, low chamber, very neatly fitted up with chintz, or — 
printed callico curtains, of a very gay and glaring pattern. 
He was fmoaking with a very long Perfian pipe through 
water, was alone, and feemed rather grave than in ill-hu- 
mour. He gave me his hand to kifs as ufual, and, after 
paufing a moment without fpeaking, (during which I was 
ftanding before him) a flave brought me a little ftool and 
fet it down jut oppofite to him ; upon which he faid, in a 
low voice, fo that I could feandele hear him, “ Fudda, fit 
down,” pointing to the ftool. I fat down accordingly. 
“ You are going, I hear, fays he, to Adelan.” I anfwered, 
“ Yes.” “Did he fend for your” I faid¥?*-No@ bupeaems 
wanted to return to Egypt, I expected letters from him in 
an{wer to thofe } brought from Cairo.” He told me, Ali — 
Bey that wrote thefe letters was dead; and afked-me if I 
knew Mahomet Abou Dahab ? Yagoube. “Perfectly ; I was well 
acquainted with him and the other members of govern- 
I ment, 
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