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that they muft pay him forit. The defpair and anguifh that 
he had counterfeited quickly appeared in true and genuine 
colours in the faces of all the poor Agows ; for his part, he 
difdained to {peak but in monofyllables—so, fo, and very 
well, and no matter, you fhall fee—and fhook his head. We 
now proceeded on our journey; but two of the eldeft among 
the Agows followed him to our quarters at night, where 
they made their peace with Woldo, who, I doubt not, dealt 
with them according to his ufual mildnefs, juitice, and mo-- 
deraiion ; a {pecimen of which we have already feen.. 
I conress this complicated piece of roguery, fo fuddenly’ 
invented, and fo fuccefsfully carried into execution, gave 
me, for the firft time, ferious reflections upon my own fitua- 
tion, as we were in fact entirely in this man’s hand. Ayto 
Aylo’s fervant, indeed, continued with me, but he was now 
out of his knowledge and influence, and, from many hints 
he had given, very defirous of returning home: he feemed 
to have no great opinion of Woldo, and, indeed, had been in — 
low fpirits, and difgufted with our journey, fince he had feen 
the reception I firft met with from Fafil at Bamba; but I had 
ufe for him till we fhould arrive at the houfe of Shalaka 
Welled Amlac, which was in the middle of Maitfha, and in 
the way by which we were to.return. I had therefore been 
very kind to him, allowing him to ride upon one of my 
mules all the way. I had given him fome prefents likewife,. 
and promifed him more, fo that he continued with me, 
though not very willingly, obferving every thing, but fay- 
ing little; however, to me it was plain that Woldo flood in 
awe of him, for fear probably of his mafter Fafil, for Aylo 
had over him a mott abfolute influence, and Guebra Ehud 
Var; IL. 4 C 3 (Aylo’s: 
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