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He did not feem to obfervc me till I was clofe upon him, 

 and ftarted when I faid, " Salami I told -him I came upon 

 his meffage. He faid, I thank you, did 1 fend for you ? and 

 without giving me leave to reply, went on, " O true, 1 did 

 fo," and fell to reading his paper again. 



After this was over, he complained that he had been ill, 

 that he vomited immediately after dinner, though he eat 

 moderately ; that his ftomach was not yet fettled, and was 

 afraid fomething had been given him to do him mifchief. 



I felt his pulfe, which was low, a- d weak ; but very little 

 feverifh. I defired he would order his people to look if his 

 meat was drefTed in copper properly tinned; I aflured him he 

 ■was in no danger, and infinuated that I thought he had been 

 guilty of fome excefs before dinner; at which he fmiled, and 

 faid to Rifk, who was ftanding by, " Afrite ! Afrite" ! he is a 

 devil ! he is a devil ! I faid, If your ftomach is really uneafy 

 from what you may have ate, warm fome water, and, if 

 you pleafe, put a little green tea into it, and drink it till it 

 makes you vomit gently, and that will give you eafe ; after 

 which you may take a dim of ftrong coffee, and go to bed, 

 or a glafs of fpirits, if you have any that are good. 



He looked furprifed at this propofal, and faid very calm- 

 ly, " Spirits ! do you know I am a MuiTulman V But I, Sir, 

 faid I, am none. I tell you what is good for your body, and 

 have nothing to do with your religion, or your foul. He 

 feemed vaftly diverted, and pleafed with my frankncfs, and 

 only faid, " He fpeaks like a man." There was no word of 

 die war, nor of the Rullians that night. I went home def- 



perately 



