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THE SOURCE /0¥F Tf HEYN ILE, 197 
OCHA PP. VII 
Reception at Gondar—Triumphal Entry of the King—The Author's tirft 
Audience. 
W* were much furprifed at arriving on the Angrab, 
that no perfon had come to us from Petros, Janni’s 
brother. We found afterwards, indeed, that he had taken 
fright upon fome menacing words from the priefts, at hear- 
ing a Frank was on his way to Gondar, and that he had, 
foon after, fet out for Ibaba, where the Ras was, to receive 
his directions concerning us. This was the mof difagreeable 
accident could have happenedto me. Ihad not afingle perfon 
to whom I could addrefs myfelf for any thing. My letters 
were for the king and Ras Michael, and could be of no ufe, 
as both were abfent; and though I had others for Petros and 
the Greeks, they, too, were out of town, 
MANY 
