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162 TRAVELS IN OMaN. [ch.

CHAPTER XL

Expectations of reaching the Wahhabi Capital—Unexpected
obstacles—Lieutenant Whitelock — British Agent at Maskat—
Refusal to honour the Author's Bills—Munificence of the
Imam—Dangerous attack of Sickness —Compelled to return
to the Sea-coast — Maty — Date Groves — Obstinacy of the
Guides—Affecting incident—Temayel— Wadi Khor—Heat—
Fortitude of the Bedowins—Wahhabi irruption into Oman—
Presents of Persian Fruit—Gratef ul recollection of the Imam s
kindness.

From what I had hitherto seen of the coun­
try, and gathered from several Arabs and

Sheikhs who had repeatedly traversed the
road, I saw no reason to doubt but that I
should be able, after completing the investi­

gation of the northern portion of Omdn, to

proceed on to Der’ayyah, the Wahhabi capi­
tal ; and it was therefore arranged that,
while I occupied myself with filling up the

map of my route from Shr, Lieutenant
Whitelock should proceed to Maskat, in