CONDUCT OF THE PRINCE. 197 that horse, Doctor," said I, ** I will engage that the Prince will get it for you. I represented immediately to His Royal Highness, that the Doctor had taken a liking to the horse, and would wish to buy it. "Not buy it," said the Prince; " he will receive it as a present from me.

Tell him, he deserves seven horses for the benefit he has done me : all doctors that I have heretofore had have taken twenty-four hours to give me ease ; he relieves me in one. Tell him so," said the prince, ** and that he (massab ala genibund) is in the number of my dearest friends, (e jeek elJchere attibib u asselern) Good be with you, doctor, and peace be with you." Thus ended the negociation for the horse. 1 found afterwards that it belonged to a sheik of the Arab province of Beni Hassen, who regretted parting with it, but the Prince gave him the value of it, and much courtesy withal. We struck our tents next morning at eleven o'clock, and, travelling southward, the Prince received an express from the Emperor to join his imperial army forthwith : accordingly the Prince and his doctor departed south-east, and I took leave of them, and pursued my journey to Rabat.

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