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and before I tafted food, which that’ day I had ‘hot done, 
when they all intreated me with’ one voice that I would | 
confider the dangers I had efcaped, and, inftead of turning 
weftward to Shaddly, continue north throwgh’ Atbara. 
| They promifed to bear fatigue and hunger chearfully, and 
to live and die with me, provided I would proceed: home- 
ward, and free them from the horrors of Sennaar and its 
king. Idid not feem to be convinced by what they faid, 
but ordered fupper, to which we all fat down in company. 
As we had lemons enough, and Hagi Belal had furnithed 
us with fugar, we opened a bottle of his rack and in 
punch (the liquor of our country) drank to a happy return 
thro’ Atbara. Ithen told them my refolution was perfect 
ly conformable to their wifhes; and informed them of the 
meafures I had taken to infure fuccefs and remove danger 
as much as poflible. I recommended diligence, fobriety, 
and fubordination, as the only means of arriving-happily _ 
at the end propofed; and affured them all we fhould fhare ~ 
one common fare, and one common fortune, till our jour= ~ 
ney was terminated by good or bad fuccefs. \ Never was 
any difcourfe more gratefully received ; every toil waswel- 
come in flying from Sennaar, and they already seats: to 
think themfelves at the gates of Cairo. 
As I had recommended great diligence and little fleep, 
before four in the morning the camels were‘loaded, and on 
their way, and it was then only they came to awake me. — 
The camels were abundantly loaded, and we had then but 
five, four of which carried all the baggage, the other, a 
{maller one, was referved for my riding. This I told them — 
I willingly accepted at the beginning of the journey, and 
we fhould all of us take our turn, while water and provi- 
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