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But he overacted his part ; and Janni, his fervant, who fpoke- 
Greek, giving me a hint to go no further, I turned fhort 
towards the houfe, and fat down with my firelock upon a- 
ftone at the door. Our baggage quickly followed, and alt 
was put fafe in a kind of a court inclofed with a: fufficient 
ftone-walk: . 
Ir was not long till Hagi Abdelcader, Achmet’s friend, . 
came to us, inviting me civilly to his houfe, and declaring to 
me the friendly orders he had réceived from Achmet concern- 
ing me; bringing along with him alfo a goat, fome butter 
and honey. I excufed myfelf from leaving Janni’s friend, 
the Chriftian, where I had firft alighted ; but I recommend- 
ed Yafine to him; for he-had’ begun to*fhew great attach- 
ment ‘tome. In about a quarter of an hour came Saloomé, 
with about twenty men, and demanded us, in the name of 
the Naybe, as his ftrangers : he faid we owed him money for 
conducting us, and likewife for the cuftomhoufe dues. In- 
amoment near a hundred men’were affembled:round Ha-. 
gi Abdeleader, all with fhields and lances, and -we expected | 
to feé a fray of the moft ferious kind. But Abdélcader, with 
a-fwitch in his:hand, went gravely up. to Saloomé, and, af- 
tér chiding his party with great authority, he held up his. 
flick twice over Saloome’s head, as if to ftrike him; then or- 
dered him,:if he had any demands, to come to him in the 
evening; upon-which both parties difperfed, and left us in 
peace. 
Tue matter: was: fettled.in the evening with Saloomé in - 
an amicable manner. It was proved:that thirteen pieces of ° 
blue cloth were the hire agreed on, and that it had: been 
paid. by his order to Achmet ; and, though he deferved no- 
thing 
