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Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - The Search For Mecca

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THE CRUISE OP THE " PANTALOON." 99<br />

different steamers, unsociable, reserved, and<br />

grumpy.<br />

" Wednesday.—Heat greater. "Passengers<br />

via Southampton improved their acqua<strong>in</strong>tance<br />

by criticiz<strong>in</strong>g passengers via Marseilles.<br />

Passengers<br />

vicl Marseilles played chess, &c., together,<br />

and always looked as if they knew someth<strong>in</strong>g<br />

the other party would like to, but didn't.<br />

" Thursday.—<strong>The</strong>rmometer 98° night and day.<br />

Passengers by Southampton steamer laughed<br />

and talked together as they had never laughed<br />

and talked before the other party jo<strong>in</strong>ed.<br />

<strong>The</strong><br />

former played croquet on deck, the latter<br />

backgammon below.<br />

"Friday.—Mr. B , one of the passengers,<br />

died of heat apoplexy. <strong>The</strong>re were four other<br />

cases<br />

of heat apoplexy among the crew, which,<br />

however, were not fatal.<br />

"Anyth<strong>in</strong>g hke the heat I have never<br />

experienced, although the thermometer is<br />

only<br />

95° ; but there is not a breath of air night or<br />

day, and the heat is even greater at night, so that<br />

there is not a moment's relief. No one should<br />

ever attempt to pass down the Red Sea dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

H 2

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