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decrepid, and fo very ill, that he faid he could go no farther 
than the church, where he was pofitively refolved to take 
up his abode that night. I felt his pulfe, examined every 
part about him, and faw, [ thought evidently, that no- 
thing ailed him. . Without lofing my temper, however, I 
told him firmly, That I perceived he was an impoftor; that 
he fhould confider that I was a phyfician, as he knew I cu- 
red his mafter’s firft friend, Welleta Yafous: that the feel- 
ing of his hand told me as plain as his tongue could have 
done, that nothing ailed him; that it told me likewife he 
had in his heart fome prank to play, which would turn out 
very much to his difadvantage. He feemed difmayed after 
this, faid little, and only defired us to halt for a few minutes, - 
and he fhould be better; for, fays he, it requires ftrength in 
us all to pafs another great hill before we arrive at Geefh. 
“ Loox you, faid I, lying is to no purpofe ; I know where 
Geefh is as well as you do, and that we have no more 
mountains or bad places to pafs through; therefore, if you 
choofe to ftay behind, you may; but to-morrow I fhall in- 
form Welleta Yafous at Buré of your behaviour.” I faid 
_ this with the moft determined air poffible, and left them, 
walking as hard as I could down to the ford of the Nile. 
Woldo remained above with the fervants, who were load- 
ing their mules; he feemed to be perfectly cured of his 
lamenefs, and was in clofe converfation with Ayto Aylo’s 
fervant for about ten minutes, which I did not choofe to ~ 
interrupt, as I faw that man was already in pofleflion of - 
part of Woldo’s fecret. This being-over, they all came down 
to me, as I was {ketching a branch of a yellow rofe-tree, a _ 
number of which hang over the ford. she 
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