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tat'ed a little, and then added very fupercil ion fly, "Aye, aye,, we were, as I think, always friends."— "You have had, fays Powuilen, a devilifh many hungry bellies fincewe left Gorr- dar." — "You will excufe me, Sir, replied I, as to that ar- ticle; I at no time ever found any difference whether you i was in Gondar or not;" — "There, fays Gufho, by St Deme- trius, there is a truth' for }ou, and you don't often hear that in Begenider. May I fuflcr death if ever you gave a jar of honey to any white man in your life."—" But I, fays Powuf- fen, fitting upright on the floor,- and leaving off play, will give you, Yagoube, a prefent better than Gufho's paulffy jars of honey.- I -have brought with me, addreffing himfclf to me, your double-barrelled gun, and your fword, which I took from that fon ofawh- — e Guebra Mehedin : by St Mi- chael, continued Powuffeh, if I had got hold of that infidel I would have hanged him upon the firlt tree in the way for daring to fay that-he was one of my army when he com- mitted that unmanly robbery upon your people. The Ite- ghe, your friend, -would yefterday have given me ten loads of wheat for your gun, for fhe believes I am to carry it back to Begemder again, and do not mean to give it you, but come to my tent to-morrow and you fhall have it." I very well underftood his meaning, and that he wanted a prefent; ; but was happy to recover my gun at any rate.

I arose to get away, as what had patted did not pleafe me ; for before the king's retreat to Tigre, Gufho had fat in mv Dre-fence uncovered to the waift, in token of humility,. and many a cow, many a fheep, and jar of honey he had fent me ; but my importance was now gone with the king; I was fallen ! and they were refolved, I law, to make me fenfi- ble of it, I told the queen, on my return, what had pafTed.

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