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round it, at regular distances, and began to eat with a 
sort of politeness and order which gave me pleasure* 
They each eat the herbs that were before them by a 
little at a time; and if either of them left his place, his 
companion at his side appeared to scold him in a 
friendly manner, which made the other feel his fault, 
and return to it again. In a word, the camels' table is 
a faithful copy of their masters'. 
We repeated the ceremony of purification, or ma- 
harmo, here, that we had performed already at Araboh. 
I made use of warm water, and repeated the prayer as 
usual whilst naked; after which I covered myself with 
two napkins without seams, putting one round my 
loins, and the other round my body, passing it over 
the left shoulder and under the right arm, which re- 
mained naked, as also my head, legs, and feet. In this 
state I walked some steps in the direction of Mecca, 
reciting the invocation, " Li Beik," &c. I retained 
this costume until the evening, according to the law, 
when I resumed my ordinary habit. 
The inhabitants of the douar sell fresh water, which 
they bring from the neighbouring mountains to the 
southward. 
Upon our departure, an Arab of the douar came to 
ask me for a remuneration for the lodging. I gave him 
a trifle. 
At half-past three in the afternoon we took our 
leave, and set out in an easterly direction, by a very 
fine, broad, and straight road. 
We began afterwards to see several little woods. 
After sun-set we passed between some volcanic moun- 
tains, covered with black lava, and perceived the shells 
of some houses that had been destroyed by the Weh- 
habites. We climbed over some small hills, and at 
