1907] "Pacific Penetration" of Morocco 167 



"15th March. — Fisher Unwin has agreed to publish the first 

 volume of my Egyptian memoirs. 



" Rothstein came to see me, the new London correspondent of the 

 ' Egyptian Standard.' That paper seems likely now to make its way. 

 Brailsford who was also here this afternoon has suggested to Mustapha 

 the issue of a weekly edition, as no one can spare time for a foreign 

 daily paper. M., who came to luncheon, told an amusing story about 

 the late Queen Victoria, who when there was talk about the meeting 

 of dead people in another world was huffed at the idea of allowing 

 King David to be presented to her on account of his ' inexcusable con- 

 duct to Uriah.' 



" 23rd March. — Mark Napier has returned from Egypt where he 

 has been on business for me. All is quiet there, he says, politically. 

 The Khedive has been frightened into submission by Cromer, and has 

 withdrawn his support from the Nationalists, King Edward having 

 written His Highness an autograph letter enjoining him to have nothing 

 to do with Mustapha Kamel. He had this last from Carton de Wiart, 

 and it was confirmed to him by Reuters' agent, so it was probably true. 



" 24th March. — The ' Pall Mall ' reports from Cairo that the press 

 laws are to be put in force against the ' Egyptian Standard.' 



" 28th March. — Mark Napier was here again to-day. He went 

 to see Cromer before leaving Cairo, who spoke to him about my 

 ' Atrocity ' pamphlet, regretting that I should have published it, but 

 pretending that he had not read it. Cromer, he says, appeared much 

 broken in health, and he thinks will not stay on long at Cairo, though 

 he intends to stay. He was touchy on the subject of the pamphlet. 



" 1st April (Easter Monday). — Ujda has been occupied by French 

 troops, the first military act of the ' pacific penetration ' of Morocco. 



" nth April. — I have been writing an article for the ' Daily News ' 

 in answer to Cromer's annual report, and had gone to bed as I usually 

 do before dinner, and was fast asleep when a telegram was brought 

 me signed by Meynell containing the joyous announcement of Cromer's 

 resignation. I was at once full awake and laughing so that the bed 

 shook under me, nor could I stop for several minutes. I sent back in 

 return the single word, Whoo-whoop ! I am off to Chapel Street, and 

 Clouds to-morrow, feeling like a huntsman at the end of his day's 

 sport with Cromer's brush in my pocket, and the mask of that ancient 

 red fox dangling from my saddle. 



" Whoo-whoop ! " 



