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cared not about doubling their fatigue, pro- 
vided they could fave us from any difficulty ; 
and they difplayed fo much intelligence, fo 
much zeal and attachment, that, from mere 
admiration of their condud, I was almoft in- 
fenfible to the painful and diftreffing labour of 
our march. 
It was the fame with our animals. As my 
people were not in a condition to attend them^ 
1 was obliged to commit them entirely to the 
care of thefe guides ; and they fhewed the 
fame fidehty in regard to this part of my cara- 
van as to ourfelves.' Whilfl fome direded 
us acrofs the ravines, the narrow defiles and 
fiffures, ethers were employed in conducing 
our loaded oxen over the tops of the moun- 
tains. From the bottom of the rocks which 
v/e were climbing, we could hear them above 
us encouraging them by their cries ; and the 
noife it occafioned, the firft of the kind per- 
haps that had ever diflurbed thefe folitudes^ 
was re-echoed from the furrou-nding cliffs. 
The wild animals were frightened by it. I favv 
antelopes, hysenas, and even tigers, flying from 
us at a diftance, and repairing to their retreats. 
The vulture too vvinged his way in the air, 
2 abandon- 
