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another Miffif, far down in the Delta, by which he meant* 

 Menouf, below Terrane and Batn el Baccara*. . 



Perceiving now that I could get no further intelligence, 

 I returned with my kind guide, whom 1 gratified for his ._ 

 pains, and we parted content with each other. 



In the fands I faw a number of hares. He faid, if I 

 would go with him to a place near Faioume, I mould kill 

 half a boat- load of them in a day, and. antelopes likewife* 

 for he knew where to get dogs ; mean- while he invited 

 me to moot at them there, which I did not choofe ; for, 

 palling very quietly among the date-trees, I wiilied not 

 to invite further curiofity. 



All the people in the date villages feemed to be of a 

 yellower and more fick-like colour, than any I had ever feen; . 

 befides, they had an inanimate, deje6ted, grave countenance, 

 and feemed rather to avoid, than wifh any converfation 



It was near four o'clock in the afternoon when we re* 

 turned to our boatmen. By the way we met one of our 

 Moors, who told us they had drawn up the boat oppolite 

 to the northern point of the palm-trees of Metrahenny. 



My Arabinfifted to attend me thither, and, upon his arrival, , 

 I made him fome trifling prefents, and then took my leave. 



In the evening I received a prefent of dry dates, and fome 

 fugar cane, which does not grow here, but had been brought 



to 



* See the Chart of the Nile. 



