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most influential Arab merchant in the place, whose 
life I should have liked very much to save; but, 
seeing that the cure was very uncertain, I thought 
it more prudent (as I always did in such cases) not 
to give him any medicine at all. 
Having staid several days in the town, we again 
went out to the tents in the afternoon of the 8th, 
in the company of Rumman and Mushtaba, two 
Tawdrek chiefs who had come to pay the Sheikh a 
visit. On emerging from the A'beraz, I had with 
the latter a horse-race to some distance. As the Fulldn 
seemed to have some projects against the Tawarek, 
and had strengthened their military power in the 
town of Gundam, these Berber tribes were very much 
irritated against the former; they had even made 
an attack on a boat, and killed one of the Fullan and 
wounded another, while those of their tribe who were 
settled nearest to Gundam thought it more prudent 
to change their dwelling-place, and to migrate further 
eastward. 
According to the profession of the two chiefs who 
accompanied us, they did not wish to be at peace with 
that warlike tribe which is daily spreading in every 
direction ; but, notwithstanding their personal valour, 
the Tawarek are so wanting in unity that they can 
never follow any line of policy with very great 
results, while those who have a little property of their 
own are easily gained over by the other party. Thus, 
instead of sticking closely to the Sheikh, and enabling 
him to make a firm stand against the Fullan, they 
