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Page 78
Then the Khedive spoke to him again , and Hoseyn turned to his tutor and said , "
Please tell his Highness that I don't speak French . " He was never allowed to go
to England again after that . He was very English even in Agenoria's day ; he ...
Then the Khedive spoke to him again , and Hoseyn turned to his tutor and said , "
Please tell his Highness that I don't speak French . " He was never allowed to go
to England again after that . He was very English even in Agenoria's day ; he ...
Page 80
She kept the company playing about until the Pasha's carriage was sent back for
her . Then they went to his palace . They found the whole courtyard filled with an
enormous buffet laden with wonderful French pastry , a few sandwiches , and an
...
She kept the company playing about until the Pasha's carriage was sent back for
her . Then they went to his palace . They found the whole courtyard filled with an
enormous buffet laden with wonderful French pastry , a few sandwiches , and an
...
Page 81
ful French pastry , a few sandwiches , and an ocean of drinks . The Pasha
waddled about , puff , puff , puff , calling out , " I say , old chap . ” He was
prodigiously important . The guests stayed very late , and the subalterns almost
drained the ...
ful French pastry , a few sandwiches , and an ocean of drinks . The Pasha
waddled about , puff , puff , puff , calling out , " I say , old chap . ” He was
prodigiously important . The guests stayed very late , and the subalterns almost
drained the ...
Page 104
Agenoria did not suffer like the French adviser whom ... so he used to go out on
the desert in his night - shirt and a pair of slippers , with , of course , a wonderful
helmet , and an unbrella big enough to shade a French market - woman's stall .
Agenoria did not suffer like the French adviser whom ... so he used to go out on
the desert in his night - shirt and a pair of slippers , with , of course , a wonderful
helmet , and an unbrella big enough to shade a French market - woman's stall .
Page 105
A French archæological society , called the Société du Nil , or something of that
kind , had sent him out . Nubar Pasha took him up ; and the Duke of Sutherland
and Mr. Edward Easton , who had just purchased the Alexandria waterworks from
...
A French archæological society , called the Société du Nil , or something of that
kind , had sent him out . Nubar Pasha took him up ; and the Duke of Sutherland
and Mr. Edward Easton , who had just purchased the Alexandria waterworks from
...
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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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