good for us that we were thus afflicted, and as God certainly knew best what was for our good, we ought to pray that God's will be done; that the Almighty had enabled us thus far to surmount difficulties, and to perform tedious journies each day of many miles, when we conceived it almost impossible for us in the morning to travel half the distance. My husband now told me that he had been informed by one of the sailors that his master had taken a bible from him, which he found in his knapsack, and which the Arab had then in his possession: which being of no use to him as he could not read it, he thought he might be persuaded by my master to part with it, if seasonable application was made.--This was indeed pleasing news to me, as in case of a seperation from my poor husband, I could find in this sacred volume the consolation which no human power on earth could afford me.

The hoarse voices of our masters were now heard, commanding us to seperate and prepare to continue our journey. Since the camel on which I rode had been slain, not a thought until this moment entered my mind whether I should any longer be thus indulged, or be compelled like the other captives to travel on foot: if the latter was their intention, I was certain that my situation would be infinitely worse than that of my husband; for as the Arabs had robbed me of my shoes and stockings, were they to compel me thus to travel, they would very soon find the necessity of either leaving me behind