THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 615 
“ Mourtay, fays Hagi Ifmael, addrefling himfelf to the 
Imam, who had twice attempted to fpeak but could not 
get permiflion, you put me in mind of thefe liars and 
thieves at Teawa; all their turbans were whire or green; 
they call themfelves muffulmen, and fheraffe, and men of 
learning like you; but I fwear, greater Kafrs than they 
were never in hell. I wifh you may not be fomething of 
that kind. Hagi Ifmael was ftanding behind. He had a 
barracan like us, a red cap and no turban, and the Moul- 
lah, I believe, did not know he was a Turk, and {till lefs 
that he was a fherriffe; I fancy he rather took him for a 
Greek, from the bad manner in which he pronounced the 
Arabic. ‘“ Friend, faid the prieft, take this piece of advice 
from me, and fpeak more reverently of your betters, or 
- you may have a chance to get your tongue fcraped.” Ha- 
gi Ifmael was never blefled with much temper. He was 
very honeft, but, though feventy years old, was as paflion- 
ate as a child, and the more fo, as he did not underftand 
the language. He was an officer in the Porte of Janizaries,. 
befides being a fherriffe ; had been fent, as I have already 
faid, by the Bey to efcort the Abuna to: Abyffinia.. Un-- 
tuckily at this time he underftood what was faid diftinlly, 
and came up clofe to the Moullah, faying, in a violent paf- 
fion, “ Kafr Meloun Ibn kelb, ze Pagan accurfed, and 
race of a dog!” do you threaten me,a fherriffe, with a grey: 
beard?. Who are my betters? The Aga is not my fuperior, 
were he a fherriffe, which he is not. He is.an officer of the 
janizaries as lam; he commands me to-day, and I com- 
mand him to-morrow ; but, if it was not for his prefence,, 
IT would not leave that beard of yours till I had fhaken. 
your head from your fhoulders.” 
eo Au 
