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BURCKHARDT

Kashef caused an excellent supper to be prepared
for us; but the next day we were not well treated,
owing to the Kashef having asked for a gun be-
longing to Mr. Hyde, which we were obliged
to refuse him, having heed of all our arms during
our journey, at the same time offering to give him
other things which we did not so absolutely re-
quire; still he felt himself grievously hurt at our
refusal, and to revenge himself for it, he caused
our supply of provisions to be stopped. Notwith-
standing this discouraging circumstance, however,
we did not omit to visit the Temple of Amara,
where we found written the name of Shekh Ibraim,
(Burckhardt) : at the present day there remains of
this temple only a few ruins of columns and walls.

Whilst here, we fell in with a man who told us
that he had seen Burckhardt at this spot, and had
conversed with him:—" He was not one of the
true believers," he told us, " though he pretended
to be so; he was not a scha but a Christian, an
infidel; for (our informant continued), having
brought to him a bit of bread, with a little milk,
instead of giving thanks to God after having eaten,
the scha only put a small piece of bread, which
remained over his repast, into his pocket, contrary