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known difpofition of thofe people, that what they defire 
mutt be granted inftantly, I afked him whether he was at 
leifure or not tofee them? He faid, “ By all means; it was 
-a good time.” I then fent Michagl my fervant for a book | 
of trees, and one of fifhes. 
In de interim arrived one of their priefts, or an Imam,. 
who are efteemed the moft learned of theirclergy. Il-hu- 
mour and ill-breeding is the characteriftic of violent people: 
of all religions ; a Chriftian fanatic is not one bit more cha- 
ritable towards thofe that differ from him than a Turkifh: 
faint; the greateft difference between them is the turban.. 
Though I was the only reafon of his coming there at that: 
time, he paffed me with the moft contemptible indifference,. 
his eyes half {hut and lifted up to heaven, full of that ex- 
alted pride by which his great mafter fell from happinefs.. 
“ T with to know, (fays he to the Aga, regardlefs of me) if — 
that Kafr faw any thing of Mahomet Towafh in the defert.” 
The Aga afked me, I faw, with fome degree of fhame, and 
IT anfwered him :—“ I faw Mahomet Towafh alive at Chendi,. 
richly cloathed as if he had been at Mecca. He had twelve: 
or fourteen men armed with firelocks, and about fourfcore: 
Tucorory, each with a lance in his hand, to whom he was 
to give food and water in crofling the defert. There were 
three Hybeers, all Bifhareen, who had come from Suakem: 
with the caravan, and were carrying back fenna to the: 
neighbourhood of Syene. I offered to join company with. 
them; and though one Hybeer was enough for him, yet,, 
to diftrefs me as being a Chriftian, he took. the whole three: 
along with him. In vain Sittina, Wed Ageeb’s fifter, and. 
Wed el Faal’s mother, defired him to leave one of the Bifha- 
reen. 
