een quite gone off, and then he fell to
his Prayers, and Reading, and Invocation, and Weeping; and Supplication,
and Complaining, till he was altogether taken up, so as to mind nothing
else.

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Sec. 104. In the mean time _Hai Ebn Yokdhan_ stole upon him by degrees, and
_Asal_ took no notice of him, till he came so near as to hear him read
and praise God, and observ'd his humble Behaviour, and his Weeping, and
heard a pleasant Voice and distinct Words, such as he had never observ'd
before in any kind of Animals; Then he look'd upon his Shape and
Lineaments, and perceiv'd that he was of the same Form with himself, and
was satisfied that the Coat he had on, was not a natural Skin, but an
artificial Habit like his own. And when he observ'd the Decency of his
humble Behaviour, and his Supplication and Weeping, he did not at all
question but that he was one of those Essences which had the Knowledge
of the TRUE ONE; and for that Reason he had a Desire to be acquainted
with him, and to know what was the matter with him, and what caus'd this
Weeping and Supplication. Whereupon he drew nearer to him, till _Asal_
perceiving it, betook himself to his Heels again, and _Hai Ebn
Yokdhan_(answerably to his Vigour and Power both of Knowledge and Body,
which God had bestow'd upon him) pursu'd him with all his Might, till at
last he overtook him and seiz'd on him, and held him fast, so that he
could not get away.

Sec. 105. When _Asal_ look'd upon him, and saw him cloath'd with the Skins
of wild Beasts with the Hair on, and his own Hair so long as to cover a
great part of his Body, and observ'd his great Swiftness and Strength,
he was very much afraid of him, and began to pacifie him with stroaking
him, and entreating him, but _Hai Ebn Yokdhan_ did not understand one
word he said, nor knew any thing of his meaning, only he perceiv'd that
he was afraid, and endeavour'd to allay his Fear with such Voices as he
had learn'd of some of the Beasts, and stroak'd his Head, and both Sides
of his Neck, and shew'd Kindness to him, and express'd a great deal of
Gladness and Joy; till at last _Asal_'s Fear was laid aside, and he knew
that he meant him no harm.

Sec. 106. Now _Asal_ long before, out of his earnest Desire of searching
into the meaning of Things, had studied most Languages, and was well
skill'd in them. So he began to speak to _Hai