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revenues of his province were greatly reduced by the 
inroad of the Tawarek of which I have spoken before. 
As a specimen of his style of life, I may mention that 
he had recently bought a horse of Tarkiye breed for 
700,000 shells, — a very high price in this country, 
equal to about 50/. sterling. 
Having got ready my presents for the Friday, 
governor, I went to pay him a visit ; and December 17th - 
while waiting in the inner courtyard, I had sufficient 
leisure to admire the solid and well-ornamented style 
of building which his palace exhibited, and which 
almost cast into the shade the frail architectural 
monuments of the capital. I was then conducted 
into a stately but rather sombre audience-hall, where 
the governor was sitting on a divan of clay, clad in 
a blue bernus, and surrounded by a great number of 
people whom curiosity had brought thither. Having 
exchanged with him the usual compliments, I told 
him that, as Mr. Richardson had paid him a visit on 
his first arrival in the country, and on his way from 
the north to Kiikawa, it had also been my desire, 
before leaving Bornu for the western tribes, to pay 
my respects to him as the most noble, powerful, and 
intelligent governor of the country, — it being our 
earnest wish to be on friendly terms with all the 
princes of the earth, more especially with those so 
remarkably distinguished as was his family. He re- 
ceived my address with great kindness, and appeared 
much flattered by it. 
The number of people present on this occasion was 
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