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HOLY LAND, AND CTP.RUS.i 79which were the first inscriptions I had seen that ^pp8a¥edconnected with Christianity. ,Having made my remarks and sketches, I determinedto set out on my expedition to Ibrim.Leaving my servantin tho boat^ I amied myself with musquet and pistols, and,attended by Osman and two of the cashief's servants, I setoff about eight o'clock at night.My good fortune, that hadprevented me from embarking in the v^sel in which theofficer of engineers, whose adventures I have given in theforegoing part of this work, was wrecked, seemed not to failme at the end of my voyage; and I had rieason to be gratefulfer a secorid providential escape.: I had always been in the habit of walking about armedwith my loaded pistols, which I carried in a deep inside;pocket on each side of a loose nankeen jacket.In my visitto the cashief's son he begged to see one of them, whichI cocked, and imagine I forgot to uncock it again.Fromits position in my waistcoat, it hung usually pointed to thelower part of my body. It was a constant risk, but betterthan being without arms; and I had no other convenieritmeans of carrying them.My expedition to Ibrim from Deirinduced me to take additional arms for my defence, andsome necessaries for the journey, that loaded my pock^S'and person unequally.By a momentary impulse, previousto mounting on horseback, I changed my cartouch-box fromΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΗ