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bers really had attacked us, that he might have fliewn us how quickly and dexteroufly he would have cut them to pieces though there had been a hundred of them. I mention- ed to Woldo my obligations to the Lamb for his good wifhes, but that things were quite as well as they were ; that I had no fort of curiofity for fuch exhibitions, which I did not how- ever doubt he would have performed moll dexteroufly.

We were now taking leave to proceed on our journey, and my fervant folding up the table-cloth, when the Lamb defired to fpeak to Woldo, and for the firfl time ventured to make a requeil, which was a very extraordinary one ; he begged that I would give him the table-cloth to cover his head, and keep his face from the fun. I could not help laughing within myfelf at the idea of preferring that beau- tiful complexion from fun- burning ; but I gave him the cloth very readily, which he accordingly fpread upon his head, till it covered half his face ; he then got upon his horfe and rode quietly away. Before he went, he detached fifteen men, Woldo faid he did not know where, but by what he had gathered, and the route they had taken, he was fure that detachment was meant for our fervice, and to protect us on the right of our route, not having yet fufficiently quieted his own mind about the five Agows that palled be- tween the army and his pofl the night we were at Kelti; thefe, however, being poorly mounted and armed, would not have found their account in meddling with us, though we had no withes to mew our dexterity in deflroying them, as our friend the Lamb was fo dcfirous of doing, and we after difcovered they were not quite fodefpicable as they were reprefented,nor were they Agows. All this palled in much lefs time than it is told. We were on horfeback again in little more than half 3 an