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Rh then we were to close our travels through the desert, by dicharging the debts contracted in it. We had now got our credit and letters, which furnihed us with money. I began by recompensing Idris Welled Hamran, the Hybeer, for his faithful ervices. The next thing was to keep our faith with our prioner. I had made Idris chuse him a good camel, cloathed him anew, and gave him dresses for his two wives, with a load of dora. I then dipatched him with the Aga's protection, wondering what men we were, who, without compulsion or subterfuge, kept our words so exactly. Though rich beyond his hopes, and so very lately our enemy, the poor fellow, with tears in his eyes, declared, if I would permit him, he would only go back and deliver up what I had given him to his family, and return to me at Syene, and follow me as my servant wherever I hould go.

we had wherewithal to have bought proper drees, I thought it better to do this when we hould come to Cairo. We got each of us a coare barracan, for cleanliness only, and a pair of trowers. I urnished Ismael with a green turban, to give us ome weight with the vulgar during our voyage down the Nile. I then went to my friend the Aga, to concert the meaures that remained neceary for leaving Aouan and beginning our journey. He tetified the greatet joy at seeing us again. He had been informed of our whole expedition by his ervants the night before, and praied us, in the presence of his attendants, for our alacrity, steadines, and courage under the great fatigues of travelling. Imael had told him of the trees and plants which I painted, and he expreed great curioity to ee them when I hould find it convenient. From the known