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finished in his own person by intreating us not to write to the Gover¬ 
nor of Arz-roum. He went away accordingly in some fright, and 
allowed us to get provisions from his village, a permission which he had 
not granted before. 
We spent the night, however, in the open air, and in the fear of 
rain: much, indeed, was falling on all sides of us with thunder and 
lightning. 
