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firman between this and Cairo.” | Ya. “ We. {hall leave it 
upon that footing for the prefent, allow me only to fay, lam 
a fervant of the king of England, travelling, by his order, 
and for my own and my countrymen’s information; that I _ 
had rather rifk my life twenty times, than lofe the papers I | 
have left in the defert.” Aga. “Go in peace, and eat and fleep. 
Carry them, fays he, {peaking to his attendants, to the houfe 
of the Schourbatchie.” Thus ended our firft interview with - 
~ the Aga, who put us in poffeflion of a-very good houfe, and it 
happened to be the very man to whom I was recommended 
by my correfpondents at Cairo when I was firft here, who 
had abfolutely forgotten, but foon remembered me, as did 
many others, but my old friend the Aga had been changed, 
and was then at Cairo. 
We were not long arrived before we received from the 
Aga about fifty loaves of fine wheat bread, and feveral large 
difhes of dreft meat. But the {mell of thefe laft no fooner 
reached me than I fainted upon the floor. I made feveral 
trials afterwards, with no better fuccefs, for the firft two 
days, nor could I reconcile myfelf to any fort of food but 
toafted bread and coffee. My fervants had none of thefe 
qualms, for they partook largely and greedily of the Aga’s _ 
bounty. i) 
I uap kept the houfe five or fix days after my arrival, 
during which I correfponded with the Aga only by meflages, - 
and from my fervant who had paffed between us he had | 
learned the whole of our adventures. I then went to the 
caftle for an audience, and intreated the Aga that he would 
procure fix or eight camels to mount my men upon, and 
bring 
— a a. 
