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that they muftpay him for it. The defpair and anguifh that he had counterfeited quickly appeared in true and genuine colours in the faces of all the poor Agows ; for his part, he difdained to fpeak but in monofyllables — So, fo, and very well, and no matter, you mail fee — and fhook his head. We now proceeded on our journey; but two of the eldeft among the Agows followed him to our quarters at night, where they made their peace with Woldo, who, I doubt not, dealt with them according to his ufual mildnefs, juftice, and mo- deration ; a fpecimen of which we have already feen.
I confess this complicated piece of roguery, fo fuddenly invented, and fo fuccefsfully carried into execution, gave me, for the firft time, ferious reflections upon my own fitua- tion, as we were in fact entirely in this man's hand. Ay to Aylo's fervant, indeed, continued with me, but he was now out of his knowledge and influence, and, from many hints he had given, very defirous of returning home : he feemed to have no great opinion of Woldo, and, indeed, had been in low fpirits, and difgufted with our journey, fince he had feen the reception I firft met with from Fafil at Bamba: but I had. ufe for him till we mould arrive at the houfe of Shalaka Welled Amlac, which was in the middle of Maitfha, and in the way by which we were to return. I had therefore been very kind to him, allowing him to ride upon one of my mules all the way. I had given him fome prefents likewife, and promifed him more, fo that lie continued with me, though not very willingly, obferving every thing, but fay- ing little ; however, to me it was plain that Woldo flood in awe of him, for fear probably of his mailer Fafil, for Aylo had over him a moft abfolute influence, and Guebra Ehud Vol. IIL 4 C (Aylo'?
