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offend you.” Sit. “ It certainly has done neither, but I with 
very much Idris my fon would come and fee you, as it is 
on his-account I dreffed myfelf to-day.” Ya. “I hope, Ma- 
dam, when I do fee him he will think of fome way of for- 
warding me fafely to Barbar, in my way to Egypt.”  Svtt. 
“ Safely! God forgive you! youare throwing yourfelf away 
wantonly. Idris himfelf, king of this country, dares not un- 
dertake fuch ajourney. But why did not you go along with 
Mahomet Towafh? He fet out only a few days ago for Cairo, 
the fame way you are going, and has, I believe, taken all 
the Hybeers with him. Go call the porter”, fays fhe to her - 
flave. When the porter came, “ Do you know if Mahomet 
Towath is gone to Egypt?” “I know he is gone to Barbar, 
fays the porter, the two Mahomets, and Abd el Jelleel, the 
Bifhareen, are with him.” “Why did he take all the Hy- 
beers?” fays Sittina. “ The men were tired and difcoura- 
ged, anfwered the porter, by their late ill-ufage from the 
Cubba-beeth, and, being ftripped of every thing, they want- 
ed to be at home.” Sit. “ Somebody elfe will offer, but 
you muft not go without a good man with you; ! will not 
fuffer you. Thefe Bifhareen are people known here, and 
may be trufted; but while you flay let me fee you every day, 
_ and if you want any thing, fend by a fervant of mine. It 
is a tax, | know, improperly laid upon a man like you, to: 
afk for every ‘neceffary, but Idris will be here, and: he will 
provide you beter.” I -went away upon this converfation, 
and foon found, that Mahomet Towath had fo well follow- 
ed the direction of the Mek of Sennaar,-as to take all the Hy- 
beers of note with him.on purpofe to difappoint me. 
Tuis being the firt time I have had occafion to mention: 
this ufeful fet of men, it will be neceffary I fhould here ex- 
: plain: 
