THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. j 5 $ 



money changes its- value, and is not even current beyond 

 Efne. 



Hussein was not at home, but was gone fomewhere up- 

 on bufinefs, but I had hopes to find him in the courfe of the- 

 day. Hofpitality is never refufed, in thefe countries, upon 

 the flighteft pretence. Having therefore letters to him, and 

 hearing his houfe was empty, We fent our people and bag- 

 gage to it. 



I was not well arrived before a janilTary came, in long Tur- 

 kiih cloaths, without arms, and a white wand in his hand, to 

 tell me that Syene was a garrifon town, and that the Aga 

 was at the caftle ready to give me audience. 



I returned him for anfwer, that I was very fenfible it was 

 myfirft duty, as a ftranger,to wait upon the Aga in a garrlfoned 

 town of which he had the command, but, being bearer of 

 the Grand Signior's Firman, having letters from the Bey of 

 Cairo, and from the Port of JanhTaries to him in particular, and,, 

 at prefent being indifpofed and fatigued, I looped he would 

 indulge me till the arrival, of my landlord ; in which in- 

 terim I fhould take a little reft, change my cloaths, and be 

 more in the fituation in which I would wifh to pay my re- 

 flects to hirm 



I received immediately an anfwer by two janinaries, who- 

 infilled to fee me,, and were accordingly introduced while: 

 I was lying down to reft. They faid that Mahomet Aga had; 

 received my menage, that the reaion of fending to me wa& 



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