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A WORD TO THE PUBLIC. " Rien n'appartient a rien, tout appartient a tous, II faut etre ignorant comme un maitre d'ecole, Pour se flatter de dire une seule parole Que personne i^i bas n'ait pu dire avant vous." Alfred de Musset. Since the facilities of steam-navigation ha\^e brought the Nile within the scope of everybody's possibility, and rendered Constantinople an easier undertaking than the Giants' Causeway formerly was, so much has been published upon the East, that the subject has been completely exhausted by minds of every calibre, and books of Oriental travel have become a mere drug. It therefore looks like a work of supererogation,— a squeezing of the squeezed lemon,—to endeavour to extract a new idea from so worn-out a theme, or attempt to add a word to that which has already been so often and so well said. But, such is the incorri- gibility of human nature, — of female human nature, above all,—that, with the pages of King- lake and Warburton staring one in the face,
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Page 7: A PILGRIMAGE TO THE TEMPLES AND TOM
Page 11 and 12: A WORD TO THE PUBLIC. vii duce me t
Page 13 and 14: A WORD TO THE PUBLIC. IX fresh as t
Page 15 and 16: CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. CHAPT
Page 17 and 18: CONTENTS. xiii CHAPTER X. Ghebel Ad
Page 19: ILLUSTRATIONS. Facade of the Great
Page 22 and 23: 2 MALTA. commander, Lieutenant A pi
Page 24 and 25: 4 CASAL CRENDI. sites that the isla
Page 26 and 27: 6 HAGIAR CHEM. art or symmetry, or
Page 28 and 29: 8 PHCENICIAN IDOLS. nicians were th
Page 30 and 31: 10 MELITA. You have only to look ov
Page 32 and 33: 12 PREPARATIONS. shape of breakfast
Page 34 and 35: 14 VOYAGE. CHAPTER II. VOYAGE. ARRI
Page 36 and 37: IG ARRIVAL. countenance, crimson tu
Page 38 and 39: 18 LANDING. Viceroy's palace, a ban
Page 40 and 41: 20 ALEXANDRIA. ing by a drive to Po
Page 42 and 43: 22 pompey's pillar. ried by their m
Page 44 and 45: 24 CEMETERY. run will write, when w
Page 46 and 47: 26 ANCIENT ALEXANDRIA. remains. The
Page 48 and 49: 28 FIELD OF BATTLE. rially facilita
Page 50 and 51: 30 FORTIFICATIONS. from the misrule
Page 52 and 53: 32 DATE-PALMS. all imitations of th
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Page 56 and 57: 36 FIRST IMPRESSIONS. them by their
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38 TRAVELLING COMPANIONS. clear the
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40 THE NILE. banks of the canal, ta
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42 THE NILE. a crowd of glorious as
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44 SUNSET ON THE NILE. be worse tha
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4G EGYPTIAN DONKEYS. ing of nine pe
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48 ORIENTAL COSTUME. men and things
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60 THE CITADEL. of all sorts of eat
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52 VIEW OF CAIRO. feathers, and a b
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54 RENCONTRE. order of Mohammed Ali
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56 VIGE-REGAL ESCORT. loped two men
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58 THE MEMLOOKS. One of the descend
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60 THE MEMLOOKS. ly attempted to ma
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62 THE MEMLOOKS. accession of Moham
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64 MASSACRE OF THE MEMLOOKS. the ci
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66 AMYN BEY. to calculate either di
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68 MOSQUE OF SULTAN HASSAN. airy gr
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70 GAMA TAYLOON. mosque erected on
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72 GAMA TAYLOON. a staircase windin
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74 MOSQUE OF AMR. private edifices
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76 MOSQUE OF AMR. liis favour. It w
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78 CAIRO. them the tribute due from
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80 CAIRO MISSION. making in turning
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82 PLAGUES OF EGYPT. weather is fin
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84 MOHAMMED BEY DEFTERDAR. rejoicin
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86 BRIDAL PALACE. would tell you no
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88 WEDDING PROCESSIONS. ance of tha
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90 WEDDING PROCESSIONS. And now cam
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92 EL KAITBEY. stand outside of the
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94 OVERLAND MAILS. liim to take a n
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90 AFFECTING EVENT. for ever, on th
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98 RAILROAD TO SUEZ. unlovely in th
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100 RAILROAD TO SUEZ. aud would ena
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102 RAILROAD TO SUEZ. above all he
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104 EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. is perhap
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106 EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. nearly on
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108 DEPARTURE. tions must be circum
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110 DEPARTURE. we would only enjoy,
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112 THE SWIFT. for which the countr
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114 ARAB CREW. and our trusty inter
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116 ARAB MUSIC. frugal supper, they
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118 RIVER SCENERY. eternal sands of
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120 A BREEZE. servants, however goo
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122 A BREEZE. dispassionately to th
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124 EGYPTIAN CAVALRY. order that Mo
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126 ARAB TEMPERANCE. consist in now
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128 CROCODILES. have not a man in o
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130 A MEETING. are discussing a bot
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132 ARAB FILIAL AFFECTION. by Moham
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134 A RIDE. and chocolate bonbons,
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136 THE GHAWAZEE. that nothing is t
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138 THE GHAWAZEE. large glass of th
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1 40 LUXOR. necessary halt anywhere
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142 TEMPLE OF LUXOR. suddenly excla
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144 TEMPLE OF LUXOR. capital, a pha
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146 EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE. read the
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148 AN ANTIQUARY. liar to old Egypt
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150 ARRIVAL AT ESNEH. chest, or som
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152 TEMPLE OF ESNEH. the French car
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1 54 DISENCHANTMENT. There, my firs
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156 A SHOAL OF CROCODILES. near the
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158 PASSING GLIMPSES. quarries of H
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160 ES-SOIIAN. allowed us the optio
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162 DESERT CEMETERY. cracked throug
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164 MIXED POPULATION. produces a do
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166 ELEPHANTINA. This was a reasoni
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168 THE FIRST CATARACT. were demoli
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170 THE FIRST CATARACT. pelago of g
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172 THE FIRST CATARACT. But his unr
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174 THE FIRST CATARACT. river, swam
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170 THE FIRST CATARACT. formidable
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178 REIS HASSAN. empty our boat of
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180 SUCCESS. crew on board, beaded
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182 SLAVE-BOAT. under the escort of
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184 PROGRESS UP THE RIVER. CHAPTER
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186 KOROSKO. of Nubia, and this abr
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188 COURSE OF THE NILE. obstacles o
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190 A BATTLE-ROYAL. every year take
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192 IBRIM. the aggressions of the E
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194 NATURAL PYRAMIDS. mous wigs. Th
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196 THE COURBAIRAM. the whole of th
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198 ROCK OF ABOUSIR. alacrity when
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200 LIVRE DES VOYAGEURS. facilitate
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202 NIGHT SCENE. part of the deck r
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204 GHEBEL ADDEH. CHAPTER X. GHEBEL
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20G TEMPLES OF IBSAMBOUL. and curio
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208 TEMPLES OF IBSAMBOUL. be what w
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210 TEMPLES OF IBSAMBOUL. first pla
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TEMPLES OF IBSAMBOUL. 211 and hiero
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TEMPLES OF IBSAMBOUL. 213 pillars,
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DERR. 215 stone of tlie same date a
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A NUBIAN PALACE. 217 his Court at D
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A NUBIAN PRINCE. 219 personage more
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A NUBIAN HAREEM. 221 woven in diffe
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A NUBIAN HAREEM. 223 ter at hand I
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NUBIAN BALLET. 225 CHAPTER XI. NUBI
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OSTRICH EGGS. 227 moment when you s
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ABABDE ARABS. 220 year perished in
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WADY SEBOOA. 231 tion, although of
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SECOND EDITIONS OF TEMPLES. 233 tho
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ghirschjI: housseyn. 235 in Freysch
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BANDOUR. 237 ing such neat, clean l
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THE VENDETTA. 239 Sulieman and Ali
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RAHABA. 241 going, and has never sp
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KALABSCIII. 243 the quantities of b
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THE GOD MALOULI. 245 his mother (th
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BET-OUALLY. 247 scope of my compreh
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PHIL^. 249 CHAPTER XII. PIIILiE.—
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RUINS. 251 preserve inviolate the i
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TEMPLE OF ISIS. 253 of the Ptolemie
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PORTRAIT OF CLEOPATRA. 255 been; bu
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PHARAOH'S BED. 257 same materials,
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RENCONTRE. 259 of them shortly afte
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ANOTHER RENCONTRE. 261 sailing. All
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ROOM OMBOS. 263 CHAPTER XIII. KOOM
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GHEBEL SILSILIS. 265 laces. There a
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TEMPLE OF EDFOU. 267 ceeded one ano
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VIEW. 269 course to the tutelary de
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TOMBS. 271 and habits of the severa
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SOFIA. 273 which the Eastern dancin
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SOFIA. 275 dress is the prettiest p
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TALLYHO ! 277 had been warned to re
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CHRISTMAS CHEER. 279 liini to hear
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THE VOCAL MEMNON. 281 partook of co
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THE VOCAL MEMNON. 283 the statue of
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PHARAONIC ARCHITECTURE. 285 years b
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THE RHAMESSEIUM. 287 theon, and eit
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TOMBS. 289 bowels of the calcareous
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THE ASSi^SSIEF. 291 which they brok
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RELICS. 293 me out of those sepulch
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BIBAN EL MOLUK. 295 SO utterly barr
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THE HALL OF BEAUTY. 297 the walls a
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THE HARPERS. 299 a number of small
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AMULETS. 301 system demonstrating t
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KARNAK, 303 CHAPTER XV. KARNAK. HYP
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HYPOSTYLE OF KARNAK. 305 nades, iie
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HYPOSTYLE OF KARNAK. 307 tecture su
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AVENUES OF SPHINXES. 309 repose and
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THE PERSIAN CONQUEST. 311 they shou
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REFLECTIONS. 313 ing mouths of mumm
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TEMPLE OF DENDERAH. 315 CHAPTER XVI
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CLEOPATRA. 317 lishments that some
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MOHAMMED ALL 319 considerable exten
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MOHAMMED ALT. 321 interior of the s
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SEID HUSSEYN. 323 morrow was to be
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THE HAREEM. 325 hemet, the East Ind
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THE KADUN. 327 less bundle of cloth
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AMUSEMENTS. 329 ever, that I am goi
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TURKISH DINNER. 331 manner ; and no
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TURKISH DINNER. 333 and when at las
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TURKISH DINNER. 335 Thus terminated
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VISITS. 837 Madame B— , and not o
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SHEIKH HARIDI. 339 that this rugged
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THE pasha's donkeys. 341 and, for m
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THE BASTINADO. 343 depart; a favour
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SELIM PASHA. 845 do not vouch for t
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ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE. 347 residence
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ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE. 349 that she
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ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE. 351 her, she
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ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE. 353 born, and
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DitNOUEMENT. 355 Bey in progress of
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NILE VOYAGERS. 357 containing the B
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PUFF ANTICIPATORY. 359 of the Nile,
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! BENI HASSAN. 3G1 the enemy under
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PAINTINGS. 363 with the Egyptians i
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BEDRECHEIN. 365 is at Beni Hassan,
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COLOSSAL STATUE. 3G7 statue of Rhan
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IBIS MUMMIES. 309 on the spot, to s
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SARCOPHAGUS. 371 lid is carved like
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OUR CREW. 373 boat with eighteen Ar
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RETURN TO CAIRO. 375 that had neith
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