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our cause. However, we proceeded straight to the khan, and
by means of Rosaric fur an interpreter, we made the vicegovernor
 nnderstand tZa* La was a rascal, and threatened to
have him punished ™v -ur friend the Pacha. He protested
that he only acted for the safety of ourselves; that the Vice
Consul had entrusted us to his charge as travellers of the
first consideration ; that the sky predicted a storm; and that
he could not, out of regard for such valuable lives, suffer us
to go out that night. So finding there was no help for our
difficulties but in patience and submission, we went on board,
laughed at ourselves, supped, and slept.”
“In the morning (Sunday, December 4th,) we started with
a favourable wind up the Nile. On looking round, however,
we found that we had only six sailors instead of twelve, and
we now learnt that this was the reason why the boat could
not venture out at night. We found also from our man
Hussein, that the Vice-Consul had received a handsome
backshish out of the 5I. we were to pay for the boat. Altogether
 my opinion of the Fgyptians received a smart shock
—they were for an hour or so down at zero. The aspect of
the scenery of the Nile at and above Foosh, though flat, was
very interesting to usat first. The minarets in the distance,
the palms on the banks, the brilliant foliage, all gave it a
pleasant effect to a stranger to such scenes. The river,
which is of a yellow-red complexion, is here of the width of
the Thames at London.”
“This day (December 16th,) is an era in my travels. I
went with Captain E. and Mr. Hill to see the Pyramids.
They disappoint the visitor until he gets close to them. My
first feelings, along with a due sense of astonishment, were
those of vexation at the enormous sum of ingenious labour
which here was wasted. Six millions of tons of stone, all
shaped and fitted with skill, are here piled in a useless form.
The third of this weight of material and less than a tenth

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