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put upon flrangers .;. there were many men who wore green • 

 turbans, he faid, that were very great rafcals ; but he was a 

 Saint, which was better than a ShcrrifFe, and, was known as 

 fuch all over the world, whatever colour of a turban he 

 wore, or whether a turban at all, and he only dreffed for 

 my honour;, would be back early in. the morning, and 

 bring me a fair wind. 



" Hassan,. faid I, I fancy it is much more likely that you 

 " bring me fome aquavits, if you do not drink it all." He 

 promifed that he would fee and procure fome, for mine 

 was now at an end. He faid, the Prophet never forbade 

 aquavitse, only the drinking of wine ; and the prohibition 

 could not be intended for Egypt,. for there was no wine in 

 it. But Bouza, fays he, Bouza I will drink, as long- as I can 

 walk from ftem to item of a vefTel, and away he went. I 

 had indeed no doubt he would keep his refolution of drinks 

 ing whether he returned or not. 



We kept, as ufual, a very good watch all night, which 

 pafTed without difturbance. Next day, the 17th, was ex- 

 ceedingly hazy in the morning, though it cleared about 

 ten o'clock. It was, however, fufhcient to fhew the falfity 

 of the observation of the author, who fays that the Nile* 

 emits no fogs, and in courfe of the voyage we often faw 

 other examples of the fallacy of this affertion. 



In the afternoon, the people went afhore to moot pigeons ; 

 they were very bad, and black, as it was not the feafon of 



grain. 



* Hero J. lib. ii. cap. 19. 



