Chap. LXXXII. 
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border of the town, a market-place spreads out. 
Having observed the narrowness of the lanes, I pre- 
ferred encamping a considerable distance beyond the 
town near a hamlet, surrounded by a thick fence, 
and inhabited by Fiilbe, of the tribes of the Jaka- 
bawa and Kukodawa. The neighbourhood of Moriki 
was said to be infested by the inhabitants of the 
town of Tleta, who were reported to make nightly 
forays, carrying away horses and cattle ; but not- 
withstanding this information, we had an undisturbed 
night's rest, although I thought it prudent to fire 
several shots. 
Having dried our tent a little from the Monday, 
extremely heavy dew which had fallen October 9th. 
during the night, we set out to join our companions. 
Traversing the same rocky district through which 
"we had passed on our outward journey, we reached 
again the well-known place of Diichi, and entering 
with difficulty the obstructed lanes of the village 
where we lost another of our camels, pitched our tent 
on a small open square opposite the house where the 
ghaladima had taken up his quarters. Some tamarind 
trees on the slope of a rocky eminence, which rose 
close behind our resting place, afforded us a tolerable 
shelter during the hot hours of the day. 
Our day's march carried us as far as Tuesday, 
Biinka, with the loss of another of our October loth. 
camels, and we encamped this time inside the town 
in a tolerably spacious courtyard, the surrounding 
fields being now covered with tall crops, and not 
