[35]The anniversary of Abraham’s offering up Isaac, or the meeting of Pilgrims at Mecca.
[36]Strips of cotton, so many fathoms of which go to a dollar.
[37]Abyssinian hornbill.
[38]In Tripoli, the father or mother is generally the executioner, to avenge the sin, and at the same time wipe the stain from the family, and prevent public execution.
[39]Marry her.
[40]The horn of one of these animals measured two feet, six inches, and three-quarters, in circumference.
[41]On these occasions the sheikh merely moves his finger, which is the signal for immediate execution.
[42]Black Mameluke.
[43]A religious mendicant: the name is nearly the Arabic for poverty.
[44]Soon after this, I made an offer to two Arabs, both of whom had formerly been at Waday, that I would give them each two hundred dollars, if they would accompany me: this is a sum for which an Arab will almost do any thing; but they refused, saying “No! no! what is money without life? the Waday people will kill us all.”