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I replied, with many thanks for his kindnefs, that I wifhed to proceed immediately, and that my fervants were already far off, on the way. You are going to difmifs thofe wild people, I would wifli to be as clear of them as pof- fible ; I intend to travel long journies, till we part (as I un- derftand we mall do) from the rout that they are taking.
You are very much in the right, fays Fafil, it was only in the idea that you was hurt with that accurfed horfe that I would have wifhed you to flay till to-morrow ; but throw off thefe bloody clothes, they are not decent, I mull give you new ones, you are my valfal. I bowed. The king has granted you Geefh, where you are going, and I mull inv veil you. A number of his fervants hurried me out ; Guebra Ehud, Welleta Michael, and the Fit-Auraris, attended me. I prefently threw off my trowfers, and my two upper garments, and remained in my waiflcoat ; thefe were prefently re- placed by new ones, and I was brought back in a mi- nute to Fafil's tent, with only a fine loofe muflin under gar- ment or cloth round me, which reached to my feet. Upon my coming back to the tent, Fafil took off the one that he had put on himfelf new in the morning, and put it about my moulders with his own hand, his fervants throwing an- other immediately over him, faying at the fame time to the people, " Bear witnefs, I give to you, Yagoube, the Agow Geefh, as fully and freely as chc king has given it me." I bowed and killed his hand, as is cuftcmary for feudatories,, and he then pointed to me to fit down.
" Hear what I fay to you, continued Fafil; I think it right for you to make the bell of your way now, for you will he the fooner back at Gondar. You need not be alarmed
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