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to the Bey. This grave and refolute appearance had the 

 effefl. The Schourbatchie was fent for, and reprimanded, 

 as were all thofe that fided with him ; while privately, to 

 calm all animofities againft my Rais, I promifed him a piece 

 of green cloth, which was his wifh ; and fo heartily were 

 we reconciled, that, the next day, he made his fervants help 

 AJbou Cum to put our baggage on board the boat. 



The Aga hinted to me, in converfation, that he wondered 

 at my departure, as he heard my intention was to go to Ibrim 

 and Deir. I told him, thofe garrifons had a bad name; that 

 a Danifh gentleman, fome years ago, going up thither, with 

 orders from the government of Cairo, was plundered, and 

 very nearly alTamnated, by Ibrahim, Cacheff of Deir. He 

 looked furprifed, iliook his head, and feemed not to give me 

 credit ; but I perfifted, in the terms of Mr Norden's * Narra- 

 tive ; and told him, the brother of the Aga of Syene was 

 along with him at the time. "" Will any perfon, faid he, tell 

 me, that a man who is in my hands once a month, who has 

 not an ounce of bread but what I fu-rnifli him from this 

 garrifon, and whofe pay would be ftopt (as your Rais truly 

 faid) on the firft complaint tranfxnitted to Cairo, could af- 

 faflinate a man with Ali Bey's orders, and my brother along 

 with him ? Why, what do you think he is ? I mail fend a fer- 

 vant to the Cacheff of Deir to-morrow, who mail bring him 

 down by the beard, if he refufes to come willingly." I faid,, 

 " Then times were very much changed for the better ; it was 

 not always fo, there was not always at Cairo a fovereign 



like 



* Vide Mr Norden's Voyage up the Nile. 



