626 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 
fupporting his head with his left hand, and fitting juft in the-_ 
corner of the two fofas. Though it was late, he was in full: 
drefs, his girdle, turban, and handle of his dagger, all fhi- 
ning with the fineft brilliants, and a finer {prig of diamonds. 
upon his turban than what I had feen his father-in-law, 
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wear once when I was wit aa 
Tue room was light as day, with a number of wax-torches : 
or candles. I found myfelf humbled at the fight of fo much 
greatnefs and afHuence. My bare feet were fo dirty, I had 
a fcruple to fet them upon the rich Perfian carpets with: 
which the whole floor was covered, and the pain that walk- 
ing at all occafioned gave me altogether fo crouching and 
cringing a look, that the Bey, upon feeing me comein, eried 
out, “ What’s that? Who is that? From whence is he come? 
His fecretary told him, and-immediately upon that I faid to 
him in Arabic, with a low bow, “Mahomet Bey, Iam Yagoube,,. 
an Englifhman, better known: to your father-in-law than to: 
you, very unfit to appear before you in the condition I am, ha- — 
~ ving been forced out of my bed by your foldiers in the middle | 
of the only found fleep [have had for many years.” He feem- 
ed to be exceedingly fhocked at this, and faid to his, attend- 
ants in Turkifh, ‘‘ My people! who dares do this? it is 
impoffible.” Thofe that were privy to the meflage remind- 
ed him of his-fending for me, and:the caufe, which he had 
forget. They told him what Hmael had faid, and what the 
 Copht, the tax-gatherer, had mentioned, all very much in my — 
favour: He turned himfelf with great violence on the fofa, 
and faid, “I remember the man well, batit was not aman 
like this, this is bad payment indeed. I-was going to afk you, 
Yagoube, fays he, who thofe were that had brought you out 
in fuch dittrefs, and I find that I have done. it myfelf; bit 
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