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is admirable : whilst I reposed on my mat, my Moslache host 
ran into the country to procure grass for my beasts, his wife 
prepared my supper, or rather divided with me that of her 
family. 
February 5th. To reward my host for his kind ser- 
vices, I gave him two heads of tobacco, and was repaid for 
so small a present by the benedictions of his whole family. 
The kind reception which I had experienced for two succes- 
sive days, and which I had by no means expected, naturally 
made me care the less for the fatigues of the journey I had 
undertaken. The attentions I had received, compensated for 
the comforts which in Europe alleviate fatigues of this sort. 
I knew when I departed that I should meet with many incon- 
veniences to which I should not have been exposed in travel- 
ling through France, but to this I was resigned, and I supported 
them without murmuring ; but as I had not expected the 
attentions bestowed on me, they were the more gratifying, and 
I may say redoubled my ardour and my courage. 
Proceeding in the same direction as the preceding day, 
we arrived at Teiba, a small village, where I halted in conse- 
quence of the intense heat. We seated ourselves under a 
tamarind tree, the acid fruit of which contributed to our 
refreshment. The sour milk given me by my hosts the evening 
before, mixed with couscous, composed our breakfast. We 
were soon joined by a caravan of Moors bringing gum from 
the Joloff country. These merchants unloaded their camels 
