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RETURN TO TRIPOLI. 
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was, ill consequence of her sufferings, so feeble, that had I not rode 
near her, and supphed her with water, she would have perished 
from thirst. At 4. 50. came to rugged ground ; and at 5. 20. 
mountains closed in to the left : passed at the foot of one. At six 
stopped, having made about twenty-five miles north. I persuaded 
the girl's master to let her remain under my care until she was a 
little recovered, as I should then be enabled to bestow more atten- 
tion on her than he could, or was inclined to do : at this time she 
was very cold, quite speechless, and unable to swallow. I wrapped 
her up in my carpet, and made two of her fellow slaves chafe her 
hands and feet ; but our efforts to save her were useless, and she 
breathed her last at eight o'clock, having, poor girl ! suffered much 
agony. Her fellows in misery exhibited a striking difference 
between the mourners of civilized towns and those of savaee 
countries : instead of screaming, and working themselves up into 
frenzy, they sat silent, dejected, and bathed in tears, their scanty 
meal remaining for a time unnoticed and untouched. The country 
of this poor girl was Waday, where Arabic is spoken. She was 
handsome, and about fourteen years of age. She told me in the 
morning that the fatigue of the day would kill her; and that I 
was the only person, except her companions, who had treated her 
kindly since she was taken from her mother. She had been ailing 
for a long time, as she said ; but her master was a hard man, and 
she feared to complain. 
Monday, March 6th. — The girl was buried near the road ; and 
at 7. 30. we went through a pass called Hormut t'uziz, j^^jy i^y^j^, 
for five miles. At ten passed an insulated hill of gravel, resembling 
a tent in form, and called El Khayma, or the tent. We pro- 
ceeded north 25° west through the pass, a strong south wind blow- 
ing. At twelve the tent bore south 15° east four miles. At 1. 15. 
came from an uneven stony desert, bounded on the right by moun- 
