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and, at all times, they are covered. He immediately per- 
ceived the wounds that were upon mine. Both our cloaths 
and flefh were-torn to pieces at Taranta, and feveral other 
places ; but he thought we had come on mules furnifhed us 
by the Naybe. Forthe young man I had fent to him from 
Kella, following the genius of his countrymen, tho’ telling 
' truth was juft as profitable to him as lying, had chofen the 
latter, and feeing the horfe I had got from the Baharna- 
gafh, had figured in his own imagination, a multitude of 
others, and told Janni that there were with me horfes, affes, 
and mules.in great plenty; fo that when Janni faw us 
pafling the water, he took me for a fervant, and expected, 
for feveral minutes, to fee the {fplendid company arrive, well 
mounted upon horfes and mules caparifoned. 
He was fo fhocked at my faying that I performed this ter- 
rible journey on foot, that he burft into tears, uttering a 
thoufand reproaches againft the Naybe for his hard heart- 
ednefs and ingratitude, as he had twice, as he faid, hinder- 
ed Michael from going in perfon and fweeping the Naybe 
from the face of the earth. Water was immediately pro- 
cured to wafh our feet. And here began another conten- 
tion, Janni infifted upon doing this himfelf; which made 
me run out into the yard, and declare I would not fuffer 
it. After this, the like difpute took place among the fer- 
vants. It was always a ceremony in Abyfiinia, to wath the 
feet of thofe that come from Cairo, and who are under- 
ftood to have been pilgrims at Jerufalem. 
Tuis was no fooner ining: than a great dinner was 
brought, exceedingly well drefled. But no confideration or 
intreaty could prevail upon my kind landlord to fit down 
Vou, Ul, Qe and 
