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‘bers really had attacked us,that he might have fhewn us how 
quickly and dexteroufly he would have cut them to pieces 
though*there had been a hundred of them. I mention- 
ed to Woldo my obligations to the Lamb for his good wifhes, 
but that things were quite as well as they were; that. I had. 
no fort of curiofity for fuch exhibitions, which I did not how- 
ever doubt he would have performed moft dexteroufly, 
We were now taking leave to proceed on our journey, 
and my fervant folding up the table-cloth, when the Lamb 
defired to {peak to Woldo, and for the firft time ventured to 
make a requeit, which was avery extraordinary one; he 
begged that I would give him the table-cloth to cover his 
head, and keep his face from the fun. I could not help 
Jaughing within myfelf at the idea of preferving that beau- 
tiful complexion from fun-burning; but I gave him the 
cloth very readily, which he accordingly fpread upon his 
head, till it covered half his face; he then got upon his horfe 
and rode quietly away. Before he went, he detached fifteen 
men, Woldo faid he did not know where, but by what he 
had gathered, and the route they had taken, he was fure 
that detachment was meant for our fervice, and to protect 
us on the right of our route, not having yet fufficiently ~ 
quieted his own mind about the five Agows that paffed be- 
tween the army and his poft the night we were at Kelti; thefe, 
however, being poorly mounted and armed, would not have ‘ 
found their account in meddling with us, though we had no 
wifhes to {hew our dexterity in deflroying them, as our friend 
the Lamb was {fo defirous of doing, and we after difcovered 
they were not quite fodefpicable as they were reprefented, nor 
were they Agows. All this paffed in much lefs time than it is 
told, We were on horfeback again in little more than half 
