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N.B. The Spanish dollar was worth from nine to twelve piastres during my residence at Mekka, changing its value almost daily. The pound, or rotolo, of Mekka, has a hundred and forty- four drams. The Egyptian erdeb, equivalent to about fifteen English bushels, is divided here into fifty keyles or measures. At Medina the erdeb is divided into ninety-six keyles.
"True," said Mr. George; "but the happening, whatever it might be, would be our misfortune, and not theirs, and so we ought to bear the loss of it." "If the baggage weighs more than thirty rotolos, we must pay extra for it," continued Rollo. "How much is a rotolo, uncle George?" "I don't know," said Mr. George, "but we have so little baggage that I am sure we cannot exceed the allowance."
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