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in a barracan, dreffed like thofe flaves who carry water, and 
- wath the ftairs, fhould refufe a purfe of gold, he could no 
longer confent to my going away, but carried me back to 
where the Bey was ftill fitting. He was looking at a large 
piece of yellow fattin. He afked the ufual queftion, “ How, 
now? What is the matter? To which his flave gave him a- 
long anfwer in Turkifh. He laid down the fattin, turned 
to me, and faid, “ Why, what is this? You muft furely want 
money ; that is not your ufual drefs? What! does this pro- 
ceed from your pride ?” i 
** Sir, anfwered I, may I beg leave to fay two words to 
you? There is not aman to whom you ever gave money. 
more grateful, or more fenfible of your generofity in offer- 
ing it me, than Iam at this prefent. The reafon of my 
waiting upon you in this drefs was, becaufe it is only a 
few hours ago fince I left the boat. fam not however a nec- 
dy man, or one that is diftrefled for money ; that being the: 
cafe, and as you have already my prayers for your chari- 
ty, I would not deprive you of thofe of the widow and 
the orphan, whom, that money may very. materially relieve. 
Julian and Rofa, the firft houfe in Cairo, will furnifh me 
with what money I require; befides, I am in the fervice 
of the -greateft king in Europe, who would not fail to fup- 
ply me abundantly if my neceffities required it, as | am 
travelling for his fervice.’—‘“ This being fo, fays the Bey, 
with great looks of complacency, what is in my power to: 
do for you? You are a ftranger now where I command; 
you are my father’s ftranger likewife, and that is a double 
obligation upon me: What fhall I do?”——“ There are, faid 
I, things that you could do, and you only, if.it were not too: 
great. 
