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entering the room, and told me afterwards, that he thought 
mea full foot taller than any man he had ever feen in his 
life. I faw he was embarrafled whether he fhould-defire 
me to fit down or not, fo that I faved him the deliberation, 
by faying, immediately after faluting him, “Sir, you will 
excufe me, I muft fit.” He bowed, and made a fign, com- 
placently afking me, “Are you a Turk? Are you a Muf- 
fulman?” “Iam not a Turk, faid J, noram I a Muffulman ;. 
tam an Englifliman, and bearer of the grand fignior’s fir- 
man to all his fubjects, and of letters. from the regency 
of Cairo, and from the Porte of Janizaries, to you.” ‘“ Caz. 
Dangli, fays Ifmael, they arethe fame as Turks, they came 
firft from Anatolia, I have been at the place.” Upon my 
_ mentioning the grand fignior, the Aga got upon his feet,. 
and, without heeding Ifmael’s fpeech, faid, very politely, 
* Do you choofe to have your fervants fit?” “In fuch a dif- 
aftrous journey as I have made, Sir, faid I, our fervants muft 
be our companions ; befides, they have a ftrong excufe for 
fitting, neither they nor I have a foot to ftand upon.” ~~ 
Aga. © Where are thofe letters and firman ?” Ya.“ Where 
they may be now I know not, we left them at Safficha with: 
all the reft of our baggage; our camels died; our provifions 
and water were exhaufted, we therefore left every thing: 
Behind us, and made this one effort to fave our lives. Itis 
the firft favour Iam to afk of you, when I fhall have refted: 
myfelf two days, to allow me to get frefh camels, to go in 
fearch of my letters and baggage.” dea. “ God forbid I 
fhould ever fuffer you to do fo mad an action. You are 
come hither by a thoufand miracles, and after this, will: 
you tempt God and go back? we fhall take it for granted: 
what thofe papers contain. You will have no need of a 
firman 
