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going to Yagha might join me ; and while staying 
here, we were so fortunate as to have a tolerable 
shower of rain, which greatly refreshed this parched 
country and again raised the hopes of the inha- 
bitants. The whole depression between the hill on 
which we were encamped and the town became filled 
with water ; and I was greatly delighted at the arrival 
of the proprietor of the farm where we had esta- 
blished ourselves, an energetic weather-beaten Pullo, 
who came to inspect the labours of the fields, and 
who was not a little surprised at finding us quietly 
established in his homely dwelling. 
Our road lay through a hilly country, Tuesday, 
well wooded and intersected by a number June 28th * 
of small watercourses ; and in some favoured localities 
a good crop of corn was seen standing in the fields. 
Cattle also seemed not to be wanting, which accounted 
for the circumstance of the residence of Galaijo being 
so well provided with milk. We also met a great 
number of women on their way to the market of 
Champagore with their supplies of sour milk. But 
besides the small dry watercourses just mentioned, 
we had also to cross a very rapid torrent, which is 
called Gorebi, and is said to come from the direction 
of Kulfela, a very important market-place in the in- 
terior of Mosi, and which caused us considerable 
delay. Before we entered Champalawel, also, where 
we took up our quarters half an hour before noon, 
we had to cross a considerable sheet of water, three 
feet and a half in depth and about thirty yards 
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