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They add, besides, that they met Waldee at Tajetterat, together with the people of Janet, amounting to seventy maharees, all encamped there. If true, probably these were the Tuaricks, with whom we were menaced at Taghajeet. The people of Janet were in pursuit of us.
Enter the inhabited Districts of Aheer Hostile Tuaricks An impudent Demand The Merchant Waldee Prepare for Defence Threatening Appearances Making Friends with Presents March Leave Waldee Doubtful Visitors The Camels stolen The Troop of Assailants draws nigh Parley Their Proposition We are compelled to a Compromise Character of our Enemies Sinister Rumours again Proceed toward Tidek Wady of Kaltadak Picturesque Scenery A Friend from Seloufeeat Fresh Mob collects to attack us Conferences We are to be let go scot-free if we become Muslims We repose Another Compromise for Money Incidents during the Night Quarrel over the Booty Enter the Valley of Seloufeeat Its Soudan Appearance Nephew of Sultan En-Noor Haj Bashaw of Seloufeeat We are still uneasy.
This demand the Kailouees, of course, rejected with indignation; but the circumstance put our people on the qui vive, and we kept up a fire of musketry for two or three hours during the succeeding night. At sunset, Waldee, the great merchant of Mourzuk, came to the encampment. His caravan was stopping half an hour higher up.
When we started in the morning, we bade the merchant Waldee adieu. During the night he had received a courier from Mourzuk, and letters from the Consul and Mustapha Bey to recommend us to him. Waldee said he would write us some letters, and send them after us. He leaves his caravan at Taghajeet, and mounts his maharee for Mourzuk, where he expects to arrive in the course of fourteen days.
Waldee persuaded them to retrace their steps, declaring, which indeed was the truth, that the Christians were by that time arrived in the country of En-Noor, and were consequently beyond their pursuit. The bandits hearing this, immediately returned. The Fezzanees praise the exertions which Waldee made on our behalf. Hereafter we shall be able, if we live, to verify this intelligence.
The opinion of all the caravan now seemed to be, that this was an idle threat of some dozen bandits, and that the people generally would not turn out inimical. Merchant Waldee came again this evening, and gave us increased encouragement not to be afraid. The more we saw of this man the better we liked him.
He gave us much encouragement, and eloquently recommended us to the care of all our people, the camel-drivers and escort. Waldee has travelled this route fourteen years. He is just the man to do it, a small spare fellow with an expression of much intelligence, which he really possesses. He is the most respected of all the merchants on this route.
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