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fered me all forts of refrefhments, and I dined with him; 
he fent alfo great abundance for my fervants to my tent, 
left I fhould not have yet got my appointments from 
the king. I then went directly to my own tent, where I 
found all that belonged to me had arrived fafe, under the 
care of Francifco ; and having now procured clothes, inftead 
of thofe taken from me by Guebra Mehedin, I waited up- 
on the king, and ftaid a confiderable time with him, afking 
much the fame queftions Kefla Yafous had done. I would 
have paid my refpects to the Ras alfo, but miffed him, for 
he was at council. 
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