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After tarrying &longs;ixteen days
at Mecca, during which time my ma&longs;ters
fa&longs;ted, prayed, performed their devotions
at the Kaaba, and &longs;old their merchandize,
we retraced the &longs;ame rout to Scandaroon.
Here we found the &longs;on of Adonah Ben
Benjamin, who had been detained in this
place by &longs;ickne&longs;s, &longs;o weakened from a
tedious &longs;low fever that his life was despaired
of. He expre&longs;&longs;ed great joy, at our

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return, and begged my profe&longs;&longs;ional a&longs;&longs;i&longs;tance;
a&longs;&longs;uring me, that he e&longs;teemed his pre&longs;ent
di&longs;order a judicial puni&longs;hment from the
God of his fathers, for the injury he had
done me; candidly confe&longs;&longs;ing, that he
knew of his father's having received my
money, which he would re&longs;tore upon our
return to Algiers, if I would effect his recovery.
He prevailed upon my ma&longs;ters
that I &longs;hould abide in the hou&longs;e with
him, during their ab&longs;ence, as they
were engaged upon a trading tour to a
place called Gingè, upon the river Nile.
I exerted all my &longs;kill, both as a physician
and nur&longs;e. Perhaps my attention
in the latter capacity, a&longs;&longs;i&longs;ted by his
youth, was of more &longs;ervice than my prescriptions.
Be that as it may, he recovered
rapidly, and in ten days was able to
walk the &longs;treets; but I could not help
noticing with &longs;orrow, that as his &longs;trength
increa&longs;ed, his gratitude and promi&longs;es to
refund my money decrea&longs;ed.