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Page 43
It is not possible to economise in Egypt by going without , because the essentials
are among the costly items , except a few things like tea — you can get good tea
for a shilling a pound . The young man thinks Egypt a cheap place , because he ...
It is not possible to economise in Egypt by going without , because the essentials
are among the costly items , except a few things like tea — you can get good tea
for a shilling a pound . The young man thinks Egypt a cheap place , because he ...
Page 44
They never appear to see large unmuzzled dogs , that look as bad as wolves :
they go for the ladies ' pet dogs — an operation without danger , with a thirty -
piastre ransom ( six shillings ) at the end of it . When I first went to Egypt , a
pessimistic ...
They never appear to see large unmuzzled dogs , that look as bad as wolves :
they go for the ladies ' pet dogs — an operation without danger , with a thirty -
piastre ransom ( six shillings ) at the end of it . When I first went to Egypt , a
pessimistic ...
Page 47
... me twenty piastres , a little over four shillings a head , a day to feed each
person in my house . Beside the head Arab I have a cook and his boy , an
English ' useful maid , ' a gardener , and a coachman . My chauffeur comes from
the garage .
... me twenty piastres , a little over four shillings a head , a day to feed each
person in my house . Beside the head Arab I have a cook and his boy , an
English ' useful maid , ' a gardener , and a coachman . My chauffeur comes from
the garage .
Page 103
he kept for these picnics , which cost him four shillings a pound . It acted ,
however , quite as well as barley . R. had a private car when he was travelling up
and down the line , and had this servant attending him . When he got home one
night ...
he kept for these picnics , which cost him four shillings a pound . It acted ,
however , quite as well as barley . R. had a private car when he was travelling up
and down the line , and had this servant attending him . When he got home one
night ...
Page 109
His successor was not at all pleased that each zambeel , which was worth a
penny halfpenny , should cost the Government two shillings , while he got
nothing out of it . If he had received the thousand pounds he would have thought
it an ...
His successor was not at all pleased that each zambeel , which was worth a
penny halfpenny , should cost the Government two shillings , while he got
nothing out of it . If he had received the thousand pounds he would have thought
it an ...
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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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