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My intercourse with this man was indeed most painful 
to me, as I felt conscious of entire inability to help 
him, while he conjured me by all that was dear to 
me not to give him up and abandon him. He died 
shortly afterwards. More agreeable to me was a visit 
from the eldest son of the governor of Kano, who, ac- 
companied by two horsemen, came to call upon me one 
day, and not finding me at home, traced me whither 
I had gone, and having met me, followed silently till 
I had re-entered my quarters. He was a handsome, 
modest, and intelligent youth of about eighteen years 
of age, and was delighted with the performance of 
my musical-box. I gave him an English clasp-knife, 
and we parted the best of friends, greatly pleased 
with each other. 
I had considerable difficulty in arranging my pecu- 
niary affairs, and felt really ashamed at being unable to 
pay my debt to the Haj el Dawaki till after El Wakhshi 
himself had arrived from Katsena. After having sold, 
with difficulty, all that I possessed, having suffered a 
very heavy loss byBawu's dishonesty, paid my debts, 
and arranged my business with Mohammed el Tiinsi, 
who, suffering under a very severe attack of fever, 
wanted most eagerly to return home, I should 
scarcely have been able to make the necessary pre- 
parations for my journey to B6rnu if the governor 
had not assisted me a little. He had hitherto be- 
haved very shabbily towards me, not a single dish, 
not a sheep or other token of his hospitality having 
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