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THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. ~ 60; 
janizary of Cairo, was laft come from hell, where there was 
not one devil, but thoufands, from acountry of Kafrs that 
called themfelves Muffulmen ; that he had walked through 
a defert where the earth was on fire and the wind was 
flame, and in fear of dying every Bey with thirft and hun- 
ger. 
Tue foldier who heard him talk in this disjointed, raving 
‘manner, defired him to go with him to the Aga. This was 
the very thing that Ifmael wanted. He only defired time 
to acquaint his companions. ‘ Have you companions, 
fays the foldier, from fuch a country ?’—“ Companions ! 
fays Ifmael ; what the devil! do you imagine I came this 
journey alone ?”—“ If the journey, fays the man, is fuch as . 
you defcribe it, I do not think many would go with you; 
well, go along with my companions, and I will feek 
yours, but how {hall I find them ?’—“ Go, fays Ifmael, to 
the palm-trees, and when you find the talleft man you ever - 
faw in your life, more ragged and dirty than I am, call 
him Yagoube, and defire him to come along with you to 
the Aga.” 
‘Tue foldier accordingly found me ftill fitting at the root 
ef the palm-tree. The fervants, who had now fatisfied their 
thirft, and were uncertain what was next to be done, were 
fitting together at fome diftance from me. They began 
to feel their own wearinefs, and were inclined to leave 
me to a little repofe, which they hoped might enable 
me to overcome mine. For my own part, a dullnefs and 
infenfibility, an univerfal relaxation of {pirits which I can- 
_ not defcribe, a kind of ftupor, or palfy of the mind, had o- 
vertaken me, almoft to a deprivation of underftanding. I 
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