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preparations for the campaign on the king’s part, and no 
fufpicion entertained, for nothing cofts an Abyflinian lefs 
_ than to diffemble. 
Ir had been agreed by Gufho and Powuflen before part- 
ing, in order to deceive Michael, that, fhould Fafil retire 
from Buré at their approach, and pafs the Nile into his own 
‘country, the King, Ras Michael, and part of the army fhould 
yemainat-Buré all the rainy feafon; that, upon the return 
of the fair weather, they were all again to aflemble at Bu- 
‘ré, crofs the Nile into Bizamo, and lay wafte the country of 
the Galla, that the veftige of habitation fhould not be feen 
upon it. 
Aut this time I found myfelf declining in health, to 
‘which the irregularities of the laft week had greatly con- 
tributed. The King and Ras had fufficiently provided tents 
and conveniencies for me, yet { wanted to conftruc for my- 
felf a tent, with a large flit in the roof, that I might have 
an opportunity of taking -obfervations with my quadrant, 
without being inquieted by troublefome or curious vifitors. 
I therefore obtained leave from the king to go to Emfras, 
a town about twenty miles fouth from Gondar, where a 
number of Mahometan tent-makers lived. Gufho had a 
houfe there, and a pleafant garden, which he very witling- 
ly gave me the ufe of, with this advice, however, which at 
«he time I did not underftand, rather to go on to Amhara 
with him, for I fhould there foomer recover my health, and 
‘be more in quiet than with the King or Michael. As the 
‘king was to pafs immediately under this town, and as moft 
of thofe that loaded and unloaded his tents and baggage 
a 2% were 
