CHAP. IV.] 
OUTMARCHED BY THE TURKS. 
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very rudely received by the Tollogo people on the 
previous evening;—nevertheless I thought it might 
be good policy to ride unattended into Ellyria, and 
thus to court an introduction to the chief. However, 
our consultation ended in a determination to wait 
where we then were, until the caravan should have 
accomplished the last difficulty by crossing the ravine; 
when we would all march into Ellyria in company. 
For a long time we sat gazing at the valley before us 
in which our fate lay hidden, feeling thankful that wc 
had thus checkmated the brutal Turks. Not a sound 
was heard of our approaching camels; the delay was 
most irksome. There were many difficult places that 
we had passed through, and each would be a source 
of serious delay to the animals. 
At length we heard them in the distance. We could 
distinctly hear the men s voices; and we rejoiced 
that they were approaching the last remaining 
obstacle;—that one ravine passed through, and all 
before would be easy. I heard the rattling of the 
stones as they drew nearer; and, looking towards the 
ravine, I saw emerge from the dark foliage of the 
trees within fifty yards of us the hated red flag and 
crescent , leading the Turks' party! We were out¬ 
marched! 
One by one, with scowling looks, the insolent scoun- 
