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formed, of rather full proportions, though very plainly- 
dressed. Then the whole of the Igwddaren, male and 
female, passed by close to my tent. There were, be- 
sides, the Kel-terarart and the Kel-tamulait, or, as 
the Arabs call them, A'hel e' Saul ; and I had a long 
conversation with a troop of eight horsemen of the 
latter, who, in the evening, came to my tent in order 
to pay their respects to me. I reciprocated fully their 
protestations of friendship, and requested one of the 
two kinsmen of the chief Saul, who were among this 
troop, to accompany me on my journey eastward, 
promising to see him safe to Mekka. But, although he 
greatly valued my offer, he was afraid of the Arewan 
or Kel-geres, and of the inhabitants of A'lr.' 
There was a great congregation of different chiefs 
with the Sheikh El Bakay, and he flattered himself 
that he had made peace between inveterate enemies, 
such as E' Teni and W6ghdugu ; but the sequel 
showed that he was greatly mistaken, for these petty 
tribes cannot remain quiet for a moment. Great num- 
bers of the Shemman-A'mmas were hovering round 
us, all of them begging for food. But my spirits were 
too much embittered to exercise great hospitality from 
the small stock of my provisions, which were fast 
dwindling away. Indeed, the stores which I had laid 
in, in the hope that they would last me until I reached 
Say, were almost consumed, and I was very glad to 
obtain a small supply of milk, which I usually bought 
with looking-glasses, or rather rewarded the gifts of 
the people by the acknowledgment of such a present. 
But these people were really very miserably off, 
