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But what defervedly interefted us moft was, ‘the appear- 
ance of our kind and hofpitable landlord, Janni. He had 
fent fervants to conduct us from the paflage of ‘the river, 
and met us himfelf at the outer-door of his houfe. I do 
not remember to have feen a more refpectable figure. He 
had his own fhort white hair, covered with a thin muflin 
turban, a thick well-fhaped beard, as white as {now, down to 
his waift. He was clothed in the Abyfflinian drefs, all of white 
cotton, only he had a red filk fafh, embroidered with gold, 
about his waift, and fandals on his feet ; his upper garment 
reached down to his ancles. He had a number of fervants 
and flaves about him of both fexes ; and, when I approach- 
ed him, feemed difpofed to receive me with marks of hu- 
mility and inferiority, which mortified me much, confider- 
ing the obligations I was under to him, the trouble I had 
given, and was unavoidably ftill to give him. I embraced 
him with great acknowledgments of kindnefs and grati- 
tude, calling him father; a title I always ufed in {peaking 
either to him or of him afterwards, when I was in higher 
fortune, which he conftantly remembered with great plea- 
fure. 
~He conducted us through a court yard planted with jef 
famin, toa very neat, and, at the fame, time, large room, fur- 
nifhed with a filk fofa; the floor was covered with Perfian car- 
pets and cufhions. All round, flowers and green leaves 
were ftrewed upon the outer yard; and the windows ‘and 
fides of the room ftuck full of evergreens, in commemora- 
tion of the Chrifimas feftival that was at hand. I ftopt at 
the entrance of this room; my feet were both dirty and 
bloody ; and 1 is not good-breeding to fhow or fpeak of 
your feet in Abyfiinia, efpecially if any thing ails them, 
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