stand their language. I was so transported with joy, that I cried aloud, “Call upon the Almighty, He will help thee; thou needest not perplex thyself about anything else: shut thy eyes, and while thou art asleep, God will change thy bad fortune into good.”
One of the negroes, who understood Arabic, hearing me speak thus, came toward me, and said, “Brother, be not surprised to see us; we are inhabitants of this country, and water
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