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mined to keep, that I never would accept a poft or employ- 
ment for myfelf, or folicit any fuch for others. My reader will 
fee, that, for my own fafety, moft unwillingly I had been 
‘obliged to break the firft of thefe refolutions almoft as foon 
as it was formed, and I was now deliberating whether it 
was not better that I fhould break the other for: the fame 
reafon, Two things weighed with me extremely, the ex- 
perience of Yafine’s.prudence and attachment to me during 
the whole journey, and my determination to return by 
‘Sennaar, and never truft myfelf more in the hands of that 
Dloody affaffin the Naybe of Mafuah, who I underftood had, 
-at feveral times, manifefted his bad intentions towards me 
when I fhould return by that ifland. 
‘T rratrerep myfelf, that great advantage would accrue 
‘to me by Yafine’s friendfhip with the Arabs and the Shekh 
-of Atbara; and, having confulted:Ayto Aylo firft, [made him 
‘propofe it to Ozoro Efther. I found, upon {peaking to that 
princefs, that there was fomething embroiled in the affair. 
She did not anfwer dire@tly, as ufual, and I apprehended 
that the objection was to Yafine. I was no longer in doubt 
of this, when Ozoro Efther told me Abba Salama had 
ftrongly-efpoufed the caufe of Abdel Jelleel, who had bri- 
bed him. Notwithftanding this, 1 refolved to mention it 
anyfelf to Confu, that I might have it in my power to 
‘know where the objection lay, and give a direct anfwer to 
Yafine. 
Irsaw Confu foon after at Kofcam. His bark being ex- 
haufted, I brought him more, and he feemed to be much 
‘better, and in great fpirits. The time was favourable in all 
its circumflances, and I entered into the matter dire@ly. I 
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