I ordered private apartments to be got ready for them 
in my town house, and had them neatly furnished, pro- 
vided with the necessary objects, as coffee, sugar, tea, &c; 
and also with a trunk containing various kinds of stuffs and 
other trifles, some trinkets, and a purse with some gold 
pieces. 
It was near ten o'clock in the evening, when my stew- 
ard came to tell me that the women were arrived. "Let 
them be taken to their apartments," said I, and continu- 
ed my conversation with my secretary, my fakih, and 
two other friends. The governess of Muley Abdsuiem's 
harem, and half a dozen of his women had been conduct- 
ing my two ladies. 
There was a supper served to the women and another 
to the men. After supper I asked for the governess of 
Mulei Abdsuiem's harem, and she came to me wrapt up 
as usually. I gave her a keepsake; and in handing to 
her the key of the trunk, I made her the following dis- 
course. 
" Give this key to Mohhana, and tell her that I value 
" her; but that some circumstances prevent me from 
" seeing her. Every thing in her room and in the box, 
" to which this is the key, belongs to her. I recommend 
" to her Tigmu. I am going to Semelalia; however, my 
" head servant, scherif Muley Hhamet, is to stay here 
<l and to take care that she be served by two male and 
" two female servants; and any thing she may want will 
" be furnished her by Muley Hhamet." 
I dismissed the governess, who was quite astonished 
at my declaration. Though it was midnight I mounted 
my horse, and parted with my friends and servants, who 
accompanied us ith lanterns to Semelalia, where I set- 
tled. Muley Abdsuiem's women staid at my house till 
next morning. 
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