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TRAVELS m AFRICA. 
Chap. LY. 
Meanwhile the governor of Katsena, who had re- 
ceived exaggerated accounts of the riches which I was 
carrying with me, was endeavouring, by every means 
at his disposal, to separate me from the ghaladima, in 
order to have me in his own power ; and his measures 
were attended with a good deal of success, at least in 
the case of my Arab companion 'All el A'geren, who, 
although a man of some energy, allowed himself too 
often to be frightened by the misrepresentations of 
the people. On his attempting to keep me back, I 
told him that, if he chose, he might stay behind, but 
that I had made up my mind to proceed at once, in 
company with the ghaladima, whatever might happen. 
I had the more reason to beware of the governor, as 
just at the period of this my second stay here, when 
he knew that I was going to his liege lord, I had had 
another opportunity of becoming fully aware of the 
flagrant injustice exercised by him and his ministers. 
For the sherif, who, as I have said, had attached him- 
self to my party in Zinder, having died here of dysen- 
tery soon after our arrival, he seized upon what little 
property he had left, notwithstanding that person had 
placed himself, in some respects, under my protection ; 
and although he pretended he would send it to his re- 
latives, there is no doubt that he or his people kept it 
back. The safety of the property of any European who 
should die in these regions ought to be taken into 
account in any treaty to be concluded with a native 
chief ; but no such contingency was provided for in 
draughts of the treaties which we took with us. 
