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In the mean time much had been faid on the fubjedt, both 
among the natives and foreigners ; and the flagrant injuflice I 
was likely to fufFer forcibly fl:ruck all that were not in a ftate to 
profit by it, but none more than the Egyptian merchants : they 
were indignant to fee that fo enormous a penalty fliould be for- 
feited to thofe who had no claim but effrontery to demand it ; 
and that they had no ihare, and were too numerous to expe£l to 
be all rewarded for connivance ; accordingly fome of them were 
diligent in carrying the news to the monarch. 
It is not to be imagined that he would have moved in the 
bufinefs, from any love of juftice, or commiferation with the 
fufferings of a perfon to whom himfelf had fhewn fuch pointed 
difregard, not to fay manifefl injuftice. But he was told that 
the Franks enjoyed great favour with the Senjiaks, and that 
whatever one of their number fuffered in Fur, might be reta- 
liated on the jelabs on their arrival at Kahira, with very little 
effort, by getting their property there feized by the magiftrate, 
either as an indemnification for what fhould have been loft, or 
a fecurity for what might happen. Add to this, he thought his 
own dignity compromifed, fhould a foreigner thus be permitted 
to vindicate himfelf by force in his country^ I had indeed been 
told that the Sultan was apprifed of the tranfadtion previoufly 
to my departure from El Fafher, and that he intended to grant 
me redrefs ; but after waiting about fifteen days without hear- 
ing any thing farther of his intentions, weary of fuffering, I de- 
termined to return. I had been there but a fhort time when a 
fulganawy (meflenger) arrived exprefs from the court, with or- 
ders for me to repair to El Fafher immediately. The objed of 
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