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me to Axum, he at length told me, that he intended to quit my ser- 
vice, having hitherto received no compensation for his trouble. I 
told him, that it had always been my intention to make him a suit- 
able present ; but that with the English, there was also a great dis- 
tinction between making presents, and paying. I begged, therefore, 
to know whether he had received any thing from the Ras. He re- 
plied, that he was indeed in the yearly pay of the Ras, and had at- 
tended upon us in consequence of his orders; but that at the same 
time, he had been informed that he would receive from us hand- 
some presents. Upon this I said, that if I could procure any money 
upon a bill in my possession, drawn upon the Ras byCurrum Chund, 
I would immediately give him what I had at first intended ; but, that 
if I should be deceived in this expectation, it would be much more 
convenient if he would go with me to Adowa, where I probably 
might, by negotiating the bill, raise a fresh supply of money, as the 
stock that I had brought into the country was nearly exhausted. 
To this he replied, that the Ras had no money, nor should I be able 
to get any at Adowa, nobody in this country knowing any thing 
about bills of exchange. On which I answered, that if such were the 
case, it was the more necessary for me to be careful of the little I 
had left ; and so ended our argument. This information proved 
extremely unpleasant, as our stock was then reduced to less than 
three hundred dollars. The conference, however, in some degree 
let me into their secrets, and I had no doubt but that Hadjee 
Hamed had been acting a double part throughout. There was rain 
in the middle of the day, and the air was cold, the thermometer 
being 60 and 6P in our room at mid-day. 
" September 7.— The Ras again evaded seeing us till evening, 
