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the king, and wondered’ exceedingly how. a»white man» 
_Hke me fhould venture fo far in fuch an ill-governed couns. 
try. “ Allow me, Madam, faid J, to complain of a breach» 
of hofpitality in you, which no Arab has been yet guilty of P 
towards me.”—“ Me! faid fhe, that would be ftrange indeed, |, 
toa man that bears my brother’s letter. How can that. 
be !”—-* Why, you tell me, Madam, that I am a white man, , 
by which I know that you fee me, without giving me the - 
like advantage. The queens of Sennaar did not ufe me fo - 
hardly; I had a full fight of them without having ufed © 
any importunity.”” On this fhe broke out into a great fit - 
of laughter ; then fell into. a converfation about medicines . 
to make her hair grow, or rather to hinder it from falling . 
off. She defired me to come'to her the next day; that her. 
fon Idris would be then.at home from the Howat*, and ! 
that he very: much withed to fee me. She that day fent: 
us plenty of provifions from her own table. . ye 
On the 13th it was-fo exceffively: hot that it was impof-" 
fible to fuffer the burning fun. The poifonous fimoom blew - 
likewife as if it came from an ovem.,, Our eyes were dim, 
our lips cracked, our knees tottering, our throats perfeetly « 
dry, and no relief was found fromdrinking an immoderate - 
quantity of water. The people advifed ‘me to dip a fpunge - 
in vinegar and. water, and hold’it before my mouth. and : 
nofe, and this greatly relieved me. In the evening I went: 
to Sittina. Upon. entering the houfe, a black flave laid hold : 
of me by the hand, and placed.me in 2 paflage, at the end of: 
which were two oppofite doors. . I..did. not well: know the - 
reafon « 
| * The farm where he kept the flocks belonging tohimfelén. 
