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Page 13
... Morning News . “ SIR , " Have they pitied the Poor , “ Nay Nay : " Now gently ,
gently ! Thou our reverned Ministry of Public Instruction ! Again , slowly ! slowly !
Thou our good honourable Ministry . " Be patient and hurry not in publishing thy ...
... Morning News . “ SIR , " Have they pitied the Poor , “ Nay Nay : " Now gently ,
gently ! Thou our reverned Ministry of Public Instruction ! Again , slowly ! slowly !
Thou our good honourable Ministry . " Be patient and hurry not in publishing thy ...
Page 31
Everything that the Berberine did that morning the Egyptian had done before the
Berberine was up the next morning . For a fortnight Ramidge was in clover ; then
the Egyptian nature reasserted itself . One afternoon , when Ramidge woke up ...
Everything that the Berberine did that morning the Egyptian had done before the
Berberine was up the next morning . For a fortnight Ramidge was in clover ; then
the Egyptian nature reasserted itself . One afternoon , when Ramidge woke up ...
Page 32
On the next morning , when Ramidge went round to the garage , there was
Mustapha busily cleaning the car , and he had bought a new motor - horn as a
present for his master . Ramidge absolutely refused to take him into his service
again ...
On the next morning , when Ramidge went round to the garage , there was
Mustapha busily cleaning the car , and he had bought a new motor - horn as a
present for his master . Ramidge absolutely refused to take him into his service
again ...
Page 36
He only had to put it off till the next morning when he was waiting for the tea he
was in the habit of drinking before he got up . He had to wait so long that he went
to look for " Evil spirit . 1 AT LUXOR . Women with their shawls over their head 36
...
He only had to put it off till the next morning when he was waiting for the tea he
was in the habit of drinking before he got up . He had to wait so long that he went
to look for " Evil spirit . 1 AT LUXOR . Women with their shawls over their head 36
...
Page 38
But he makes a very good valet ; he is quite energetic about getting up in the
morning , he is always up a little after sunrise , and always asleep when you want
him in the afternoon , or at any odd moment . To wipe his own person he uses the
...
But he makes a very good valet ; he is quite energetic about getting up in the
morning , he is always up a little after sunrise , and always asleep when you want
him in the afternoon , or at any odd moment . To wipe his own person he uses the
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Queer Things about Egypt |
| Author | Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Hurst & Blackett, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Mar 2012 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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