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by doing good for evil; and therefore I keep you to the oath 
you have fworn, and defire my friend the Fit-Auraris to fet 
the man at liberty, and put him in ee bilciaty he held iihheond 
for he has not been undutiful to. you.” 
I nerp not fay what were the fentiments of the company 
upon the occafion; they feemed to be moft favourable to me; 
old Guebra Ehud could not contain himfelf, but got out of 
the dark corner, and fqueezed both of my hands in his; and 
turning to Fafil, faid, “ Did not tell you what my brother 
Aylo thought about this man?’ Welleta Michael faidj 
“He was juft the fame all through Tigre.” Fafil, in a low 
voice, replied, “ Aman that behaves.as he does may go thro’ 
any country.” They then all begged that I would take care 
of my wound, looking atthe blood upon my trowfers. I told 
them it was already ftaunched; and turning to Fafil, faid, “We 
white people; you fee, are-not fo terrified at feeing our own 
blood as you fuppofed we were.” He then defired that the 
tent might be cleared for a fhort time, and. we all went. 
ours 3 — : 
AsouT ten minutes after, I was called in to partake of a 
ereat breakfaft; honey and butter,and raw beef in abundance; 
as alfo fome ftewed' difhes that were very good. I was very 
hungry, having tafted nothing fince dinner the day before; 
and I had had much: exercife of body as.well as of mind. We 
were all very chearful, every one faying fomething about 
the Agows, or of the Nile; and Fafil declaring, if it was 
peace, he would carry me to his country acrofs the Nile as 
far as the kingdom of Narea. I thanked him., “You are at 
peace, faid I, with the King and the Ras, and going to 
meet them. at.Gondar.”—“ At Gondar,fays he,no; I hope not 
