Tripoline

The next morning some of us went with the Tripoline on shore, where we found a party of about twenty Turkmans, encamped under and around a single tent; they were selling grain, with which the buyers loaded several camels.

Travels in Nubia 2004

The Tripoline having made his purchase of grain from the

Travels in Nubia 2004

We remained in the Khan that morning, and quitted the town at noon to return to our ship, leaving the Tripoline behind to settle our affairs.

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Tripoline took the trouble of answering them to the satisfaction of the company.

Travels in Nubia 2004

Tripoline was much skilled in languages, which enabled me freely to converse with him; besides his native Arabic tongue, he spoke

Travels in Nubia 2004

We led our horses to the Khan of the muleteers, and went ourselves to the Khan of the merchants, where we found tolerable accommodation, the brother of the Tripoline being known here.

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Tripoline immediately went with the officer on shore.

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I left our ship on the second of July; in taking leave of the Tripoline I took off my sash, a sort of red cambric shawl, of Glasgow manufacture, which he had always much admired, thinking it to be Indian stuff, and presented it to him as

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Tripoline being at leisure during this time, I persuaded him to go with me to Tarsus, in search of a further conveyance for me by sea or land; one of the other Tripolines was likewise desirous of looking out for a passage for Beirout; the excursion was therefore soon agreed upon.

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On the following day the Tripoline rejoined us; he had taken, to my great satisfaction, a passage for me on board a Greek sailing boat from Tripoli of Syria.

Travels in Nubia 2004