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Page 40
I expect that he had a native cook , though all the big hotels have European chefs
. The Egyptian suffragi may not earn his wages well , but he earns his bakshish
from the tourists well . I , who have in “ Egypt and the English " told the Egyptian ...
I expect that he had a native cook , though all the big hotels have European chefs
. The Egyptian suffragi may not earn his wages well , but he earns his bakshish
from the tourists well . I , who have in “ Egypt and the English " told the Egyptian ...
Page 47
... piastres — that is a penny - farthingand then a small piastre went as far as a
penny in England . Groceries are fairly cheap - some actually cheaper than in
England . Cold storage has done an immense deal for usthe native meat was so
bad .
... piastres — that is a penny - farthingand then a small piastre went as far as a
penny in England . Groceries are fairly cheap - some actually cheaper than in
England . Cold storage has done an immense deal for usthe native meat was so
bad .
Page 56
other had a fine figure , he said , with appropriate pantomimic gestures , “ Lady fat
down there not at all nice , but a little fat up here very nice , emphasising by
adding to a lean native woman who was standing near , “ You very thin , you like
...
other had a fine figure , he said , with appropriate pantomimic gestures , “ Lady fat
down there not at all nice , but a little fat up here very nice , emphasising by
adding to a lean native woman who was standing near , “ You very thin , you like
...
Page 63
When Agenoria first went to Egypt she took out the English servants who had
been living with her for some time ; but , after a while , they had constant rows
with the native servants . The man - servant had been a very humble individual in
...
When Agenoria first went to Egypt she took out the English servants who had
been living with her for some time ; but , after a while , they had constant rows
with the native servants . The man - servant had been a very humble individual in
...
Page 64
It was high time that he stood outside the door , for , when Agenoria was going
into her new palace , she sent in her European servants to see that the native
servants cleaned the floors properly . Ahmed made them understand that he did
not ...
It was high time that he stood outside the door , for , when Agenoria was going
into her new palace , she sent in her European servants to see that the native
servants cleaned the floors properly . Ahmed made them understand that he did
not ...
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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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