46 TRAVELLING EQUIPAGE. 
in all those who were in the tent 5 the king himself laughed 
as if he would have split his sides, and then told me he had 
nothing better to offer me, for that he never took any other 
nourishment than milk. I drank a little, and then returned to 
the tent which was allotted to me. About ten o'clock at night 
a Moor brought me some scraps of mutton, which he carried 
in his hand ; they were sent, as I found out, by my mara- 
bout, and the bearer sitting down on a mat very unceremoni- 
ously partook of the feast. The mutton was boiled and full of 
sand, but hunger gave it a relish, and I thought it good fare. 
In the night between the 8th and 9th, Boubou-Fanfale 
arrived ; they had only been waiting for him to break up the 
camp. 
On the 9th, early in the morning, preparation was made 
for departure. The queen sent for me, and gave me some 
milk for breakfast. At sunrise the slaves took down the 
tents, and loaded them upon camels, together with the 
stakes, each camel carrying a tent ; the rest of the goods 
were borne by oxen, and the women were conveyed, on 
camels appropriated to that office. The saddles for this 
purpose are furnished with a sort of oval pannier, large 
enough for two persons to sit in, and lined with a handsome 
carpet ; that the journey may be more agreeable to the 
Moorish ladies, their seat is shaded by an awning of their 
finest manufactures. 
The queen's saddle was adorned with scarlet and yellow 
cloth, and her cloth housing embroidered with many colours 
in silk. Her bridle was enriched with three pieces of cop- 
per, which rose like pyramids from the nose of the animal. 
The camels of the princesses were also much ornamented ; 
and they sit in their saddles cross-legged like so many 
tailors. This position is so habitual to them, that they never 
change it, even on the couches, where they sit all the day. 
On the journey, their camels were led by slaves, and that 
on which Hamet-Dou rode was led also. The saddles for 
