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 THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 485

They are both brutes, faid me ; but Qutoo fhould have known better.

The next morning, being the 25th, about eight o'clock I- went to PowuiTen's tent. His camp was on the Kahha, near the church of Ledata, or the Nativity. After waiting near an hour, I was admitted ; two women fat by him, nei- ther handfome nor cleanly drefled ; and he returned me my gun and fword, which was followed by a fmall prefent on my part. This, fays he, turning to the women, is a man who knows every thing that is to come ; who is to die, and who is to live ; who is to go to the devil, and who not ; who loves her hufband, and.who cuckolds him."— " Tell me then, Yagoube, fays one of the women, will Tccla Haima- nout and Michael ever come to Gondar a gam ?"— " I do not kno^v who you mean, Madam, faid I; is it the king and the Ras you mean ?"— " Call him the King, fays the other wo- man in half a whifper; he loves the king."—" Well, aye, come, let it be the king then, fays fhe; will the King and Ras Michael ever come to Gondar ?"— " Surely, faid I, the king is king, and will go to any part of his dominions he pleafes,and when he pleafes; do you not hear he is already on his way?" — " Aye, aye, by G--d, fays Powuffen, no fear he'll, come with a vengeance, therefore I think it is high time that I was in Begemder." He then fhrugged up his moulders, and rofe, upon which I took my leave. He had kept me Handing all the time; and when I came to Kofcam I made my report as ufual to the Iteghe, who laughed very hearti- ly, though the king's arrival, which was prophecied, was likely to be a very ferious affair to her.

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