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CHAP. XI 
Kind reception at Affouan—Arrival at Cairo Season with the: 
Bey there——Land at Marfeilles. ie 
WW ITHOUT congratulating one another on their 
efcape and fafe arrival, as they had the night before 
at Abou, Seielat, my companions with one accord ran to: the 
Nile to drink; though they had already feen, in the courfe 
_of the journey, two or three tragical inftances, the confe- 
quences of intemperance in drinking water. I fat myfelf 
down under the fhade of the palm-trees, to recollect my- 
felf. It was very hot, and I fell into a profound fleep. But 
Hagi Mmael, who was neither fleepy nor thirfty, but ex- 
ceedingly hungry, had gone into the town in fearch of 
fomebody that would give him food. He was not gone far 
before his green turban and ragged appearance ftruck fome 
brethren janizaries, who met him; one of whom afked him 
the reafon of his being there, and whence he came? Ifmael,, 
ia a violent paffion, and broken Arabic, faid, that he was a 
rete 4  Oe ietaaaietia 
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