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I REPLIED, with many thanks for his kindnefs, that 1 
wifhed to proceed immediately, and that my fervants were 
already far off, on the way. You are going to difmifs thofe 
wild people, I would with to: be as clear of them as pof- 
fible ; I intend to travel long journies, till we part (as I un- 
derftand we fhall do) from. the rout that they are taking. 
You are very much in the right, fays Fafil, it was only in 
the idea that you was hurt with that accurfed horfe that 
I would have wifhed you to ftay till to-morrow ;. but throw 
off thefe bloody clothes, they are not decent, I muft give 
you new ones, you are my vaiflal. I bowed. The king has 
‘granted you Geefh, where you are going, and I muft in- 
veft you. Anumberof his fervants hurried me out ; Guebra 
Ehud, Welleta Michael, and the Fit-Auraris, attended me. I 
prefently threwoff my trowfers, and my two upper garments, 
and remained in my waiftcoat; thefe were prefently re- 
placed by new ones, and I was brought back in a. mi- 
nute to Fafil’s tent, with only a fine loofe muflin under gar- 
ment or cloth round me, which reached to my feet. Upon 
. my coming back to the tent, Fafil took off the one that he 
- had put on himfelf new in the morning, and put it about 
my fhoulders. with his own hand, his fervants throwing an- 
other immediately over him, faying at the fame time to the 
people, “ Bear witnefs, I give to you, Yagoube, the Agow 
Geefh, as fully and freely as the king has given it me.” I 
bowed and kiffed his hand, as is cuftomary for feudatories, 
and he then pointed to me to fit down.. 
“Hear what I fay to you, continued Fafil; I think it 
right for you to make the beft of your way now, for you 
will be the fooner back at Gondar. You need not be alarmed 
