CHAPTER XI 



VOYAGE TO EGYPT 



I WENT in the beginning of 1903 to Egypt with Mr. 

 Gubbins and Mr. Allison, and I think it the most 

 interesting of the foreign countries I have visited. 

 The voyage was not very eventful, but the 

 following from my scrap book shows that there 

 was some humour in it. 



"S.S. 'Oceana,' 

 ''January 12, 1903. 



" Overnight I had ended the Sabbath in the 

 smoke-room, where an erudite person, bearded 

 like the pard, was holding forth on questions of 

 philology to any who would listen to him. He 

 buttonholed the naval chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Tcely, 

 and tackled him on the subject of the Pentateuch 

 and various matters of religious dogma — all in a 

 loud pedagogic voice. The chaplain seemed 

 thoroughly uncomfortable, especially when asked 

 to explain why and when Sunday was substituted 

 for the Sabbath Day ; but he let the bearded one 

 talk on, which was all the latter seemed to care for. 



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