'The dynasty of the Kajars translated from the original Persian manuscript presented by His Majesty Faty Aly Shah to Sir Harford Jones Brydges ... to which is prefixed a succinct account of the history of Persia previous to that period illustarted with plates and a map of Western Persia' [‎160] (181/684)

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PRELIMINARY MATTER.
began to utter, in no very measured terms, a grievous
complaint. I had not proceeded far in my jeremia-
hade, when I was surprised to hear the officer ex
claim, " Ah, azeez ! * is it you ? By my soul, no
one shall offend or injure you with impunity!" This
passed by the obscure light of a lighted pine-branch
held in the open air, which at first prevented me
discovering who this well-met friend was : at length,
I found him to be an officer much attached to
Mirza Husain, who had protected him, and caused
his former advancement; and therefore luckily knew
how much the Mirza was interested about my safety.
We soon now became very comfortable, round a
sort of bivouac fire. The officer gave us a good
supper, and corn for the mules and horses ; told us
to move at midnight; to stop only to rest the cattle
an hour or two between his post and the Plain of
Kazeroon ; and that when we arrived there, to en
camp close to the city walls, and trust Raza Kuly
the governor as little as possible. Besides these
good services, the officer did what was of infinitely
more importance; he sent one of his people with
us, to pass us at all the guard-houses on the moun
tains, between his post and Kazeroon. On parting
with him, he desired me, if possible, to communicate
to the king and the two Mirzas what he had done
for my companion and myself; adding: " As to the
" first, had he not been in your company, I would
" have shorn him well, in spite of twenty of Hajy
" Ibrahim's passports, who is, at the bottom, a great
" scoundrel, and into whose power I have no inten-
* " Oh, my dear! "