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also promised to render me all his assistance and 
influence with the Sheikhs, and to be my wakeel 
(agent) in my absence. Jabour paid me a farewell 
visit, and after he received his present v/as very 
polite and jocular. Yusuf Moknee, as a Tripoline, 
also paid him six reals; for he is the official pro- 
tector of people from that city, as well as some 
others. The day before, one of his people had seized 
my Fezzanee servant because he did not give the 
usual presents, viz. a barracan and common fez. 
He was put to " working in water," as they call it ; 
that is, to assist in irrigating one of the gardens. 
After a short time, however, they allowed him to 
return to me. Such are the Tuaricks — grasping, 
violent, and capricious ! I cannot, however, until I 
see the fate of the treaty, completely decide upon 
the conduct of Hateetah and the hodj of Sheikhs 
generally. 
Mahommed Kafa was one of our best friends at 
Ghat, and had always a smile to greet us v/ith — a 
great relief in a country where most of the people 
you meet have a frown on their brows and their 
mouths closely muffled up. This man is the most 
considerable merchant of Ghat, and exerted himself 
greatly to procure us an escort of Kailouees. I 
gave a white burnouse to him and his son. They 
both sent us a dinner. We were fortunate in find- 
ing a party of Kailouees here on their way to Aheer. 
They have agreed to act as escort, which renders us 
in some measure independent of the son of Shafou. 
