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DIFFICULTIES — PRESENTS. 
However, we must not be frightened by rumours, 
and, indeed, are not. We pass from discussion of 
this warlike intelligence to bargain with Hateetah, 
who, as I have hinted, seems inclined to play the 
Jew, or rather — to speak in character — the Tibboo 
with us. It will cost a large sum to pass through 
Ghat, and obtain an escort to Aheer. As a conso- 
lation, we learn that we are to be persecuted by 
Boro Sakontaroua, sheikh of Aghadez, who is 
displeased that he has received no presents from us. 
It would appear that the letters of Hassan Pasha 
rather compromised us to employ him as our escort; 
but I am not responsible for this, having never de- 
viated from the original plan of procuring an escort 
from Ghat. Indeed, I wrote to that effect imme- 
diately on my arrival in Tripoli ; and it w^ould not 
do, after keeping my friends in the oasis in a tur- 
moil all this while, to disappoint them. The desert 
has its etiquette as well as the drawing-room, 
and infringements might be rather more dangerous 
here. 
The new acting Pasha has made the Tuaricks 
a present of some burnouses. This, whilst lessening 
perhaps the comparative value of what we have 
given, at any rate lays the chief under some obliga- 
tions to the Turks, and assists in making up a good 
round sum in payment for the trouble of coming all 
the way from Ghat to Mourzuk to escort us. 
By the way, Mr. Boro of Aghadez has been 
fetched back from his encampment at Tesaoua by 
