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to be-on his journey the one way, as I was the other. I had 
ordered my fervants and baggage to fet out on the road to 
Dingleber before me, fending Ayto Aylo’s fervant along with 
them, leaving me only my horfe and a.common Aby/ffinian 
fervant to follow them: all had been ready fince early in ~ 
the morning, and they had fet out accordingly with very 
great alacrity. 
Ir was about one o'clock, or afterit, when I was admitted © 
to Fafil: he received me with great complacency, and would 
have had me fit down on the fame cufhion with himfelf, 
which I declined. “Friend Yagoube, fays he, I am heartily 
forry that you did not meet me.at Buré before I fet out; there 
I could have received you as I ought, but I have been tor- 
mented with a multitude of barbarous people, who have 
turned my head, and whom I am now about to difmifs. I go 
to Gondar in peace, and to keep peace there, for the king 
on this fide the Tacazzé has no other friend than me; 
~ Powuflen and Gutfho are both traitors, and fo Ras Michael 
knows them to be. I have nothing to return you for the 
| prefent you have given me, for I did not expect to meet a 
man like you here in the fields; but you will quickly be 
back ; we fhall meet on better terms at Gondar; the head 
of the Nile is near at hand; a horfeman, exprefs, will arrive 
there inaday. I have given you a good man, well known 
in this country to be my fervant; he will go to Geefh with 
you, and return you to a friend of Ayto Aylo’s. and mine, 
Shalaka Welled Amlac; he has the dangerous part of the 
country wholly in his hands, and will carry you fafe to 
Gondar; my wife is at prefentin his houfe: fear nothing, 
I fhall anfwer for your fafety; When will you fet out? to- - 
morrow ?” ; i} don 
I T REPLIED 
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