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to his apartment. I fainted him by his name ; he fell into 

 a violent rage, calling me villain, thief, cheat, and renegado rafcal; 

 and declared, if I offered to proceed a ftep further, he would 

 throw me over Hairs. I went away without reply, his cur- 

 fes and abufe followed me long afterwards. The fervant, 

 my conductor, fcrewed his mouth, and ihrugged up his 

 fhoulders. " Never fear, fays he, I will carry you to the bejl 

 of them all." We went up an oppofite flair-cafe, whilft I thought 

 within myfelf, if thofe are their India manners, I fhall keep 

 my name and fituation to myfelf while I am at Jidda. I 

 flood in no need of them, as I had credit for iooo fequins and 

 more, if I mould want it, upon Youfef Cabil, Vizir or Gover- 

 nor of Jidda. 



I was conducted into a large room, where Captain Thorn- 

 hill was fitting, in a white callico waiftcoat, a very high- 

 pointed white cotton night-cap, with a large tumbler of 

 water before him, feemingly very deep in thought. The 

 Emir Bahar's fervant brought me forward by the hand, a 

 little within the door ; but I was not defirous of advancing 

 much farther, for fear of the falutation of being thrown 

 down flairs again. He looked very fteadily, but not ftern- 

 ly, at me ; and defired the fervant to go away and fliut the 

 door. " Sir, fays he, are you an Englifhman ?" — I bowed. — 

 " You furely are fick, you fhould be in your bed, have you 

 been long fick ?" — I faid, " long Sir," and bowed. — " Are you 

 wanting a paffage to India ?" — I again bowed. — " Well, fays 

 he, you look to be a man in diftrefs ; if you have a fecret, 

 I fhall refpect it till you pleafe to tell it me, but if you want 

 a paffage to India, apply to no one butThornhill of the Bengal 

 merchant. Perhaps you are afraid of fomebody, if fo, afk for 

 Mr Greig, my lieutenant, he will carry you on board my fhip 



directly, 



