ABSTRACT
One day, before I set out, I arranged all that I had to do with the two Christians, and then my companion placed me in the company of those two Persians who carried the news
1 This is a tolerably correct wording, very badly spelt, o f the F&tihah, or opening chapter o f the Kor&n, preceded by the common formula of renunciation, “ I abhor the lapidated Devil.” (See note 2 on p. 45 ante.) Yarthema, on this occasion, appears to have acted the part o f Im&m and led the prayers of the congregation.
