Theodore Was So Pleased With Mr. Rassam's Letter That Early On The 18th He Sent Mr. Flad, His Secretary And Several Officers, With A Friendly Letter To That Gentleman, And Instructed The Chief Of The Amba To Remove At Once His Friend's Fetters.

Theodore, in his letter to Mr. Rassam, forgetting that he himself had on several occasions made mention of his

Fetters, said that he had no quarrel with him, and that when he had sent him to Magdala he had only told his people to watch him, but out of precaution they put him in chains. He sent him also 2,000 dollars for the money and things Flad had brought with him, and said that, on account of the rebellious condition of the country, he had not been able to forward them, and hoped he would, at the same time, accept a present of a hundred sheep and fifty cows. No one else was included in the order; and I confess that we were foolish enough to feel this disappointment bitterly. Probably twenty months of captivity weakens the mind as well as the body, as at other times we should not have given even a thought to the matter. Even as it was we soon forgot all about it, wisely remembering that freedom and liberty would be ours when the British flag should float over our former gaol. It appears that our displeasure had been remarked, and a spy started at once for the camp to inform his Majesty that we were angry at our chains not being opened.

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