THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 59 
it upon his fhoulders, and, ftretching out his hand very fa~- 
miliarly, faid, “ Naybe, within this hour {2m for Habeth, 
my companion will ftay here with the man; give me my 
dues for coming here, and I fhall carry any anfwer either 
of you has to fend.” The Naybe looked much difconcerted. 
“ Befides, faid I, you owe me 300 patakas for faving the life 
of your nephew Achmet.”—*“ Is not his life worth 300 pata- 
kas ?” He looked very filly, and faid, “ Achmet’s life is worth 
all Mafuah.” There was no more talk of patakas after this. 
He ordered the king’s fervant not to go that day, but come 
to him.to-morrow to receive his letters, and he would ex- 
pedite us for Habefh. 
Tuose friends that I had made at Arkeeko and Mafuah, 
feeing the Naybe’s obftinacy againft our departure, and, 
knowing the cruelty of his nature, advifed me to abandon 
all thoughts of Abyflinia ; for that, in pafling through Sam- 
har, among the many barbarous people whom he com- 
manded, difficulties would multiply upon us daily, and, 
either by accident, or order of the Naybe, we fhould furely 
be cut off. : 
I was too well convinced of the embarraffment that lay 
behind me if left alone with the Naybe, and too determined 
upon my journey to hefitate upon going forward. Ieven 
flattered myfelf, that his ftock of ftratagems to prevent our 
going, was by this time exhaufted, and that the morrow, 
would fee us in the open ficids, free from further tyranny 
and controul. In this conjecture I was warranted by the 
vifible impreffion the declaration of the king’s fervant had 
made upon him. 
Hz On 
