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DISPUTE WITH WATAITEE. 
US ; but as there is rarely smoke without a fire, it 
is possible he may have indulged in a little threat- 
ening talk, just to impress an idea of his import- 
ance on the people of Janet. This is Waled Shafou's 
view of the case. 
We moved on from the well of Esalan in the 
evening, but only for an hour and a half, to a place 
in the same wady, where there was abundant herb- 
age for the camels. Here we had another Toarick 
dispute. Wataitee pretended to fix at a very high 
rate his services in answering to our call, and pro- 
ceeding with us as far as this well. At first I re- 
fused to give anything at all, since he had stipulated 
to conduct us as far as the frontiers of Aheer. I 
then offered him a burnouse (a small white one), 
and a shasheeah (or fez), both which he obstinately 
rejected in my teeth, but did not state what he 
wanted — except muttering, " Money, money, 
money ! " 
Fearing some violence from his threatening 
manner, I was obliged to load my guns and pistols. 
Whilst declaring he would not take anything by 
force, he used very threatening language. He was 
to have left us at the well, but followed us this 
evening ; and when we decamped I determined, 
-therefore, if possible, to come to some arrangement 
with him through En-Noor, as he might prove a 
dangerous enemy. 
Whilst speaking to Yusuf on this subject, En- 
Noor the Kailouee, who, by the bye, must not be 
