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from that gentleman. Besides, the English Elshi* Malcolm, 
when passing that way, had honoured him with a present; and 
his gratitude for this distinction extended to all that princely 
traveller’s country. Hence, as I was an Englishman, for both 
these reasons he considered himself happy in the opportunity to 
serve me. Again I cannot but remark, how such instances of 
the influence of just and liberal conduct, ought to stimulate 
those who follow in the track, to emulate the conduct also ; 
that, in like manner, respect or grateful remembrance may 
smooth the way to those who, treading the same path under 
less propitious circumstances, may find in an hour of want and 
suffering, some such unhoped-for well in the desert. The situa¬ 
tion of my invalids put declining the offer of our good host out 
of the question, and taking the address of his friend at Bagdad, 
I told him, that being now provided with the means of tra¬ 
velling, I should, if possible, set out next day in the cool of 
the evening; being impatient to get my sick under the care of 
Mr. Bich’s physician. On my communicating with Sedak and 
my poor Russian, they declared themselves willing to move, but 
incapable of sitting on horseback. Here was a sad obstacle; but 
we got over it, by having recourse to the panniers used by the 
lower order of Persians in conveying their wives, and which 
they hang on the sides of a mule or ass. 
October 11th. — While these machines were preparing to-day, 
for the commencement of our journey at night, and some of 
my people were balancing them, to be even with the respective 
weights of the two invalids they were to contain, we were dis¬ 
turbed by the solemn appearance of a particularly grave-looking 
Turk entering the gates. He was dressed in a rather faded pelisse 
* The Turkish term for embassador. 
