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graciously, and expressed himself as delighted at his 

 brother's declaration with respect to the Suez Canal. 

 He has all the vivacity and manners of a southern 

 Frenchman, with a very pure Parisian accent. 



" I also paid a visit to M. Huber, the Austrian agent 

 and consul. He spoke to me of the interest his 

 Government took in the opening of the Suez Canal, 

 and said that he had been instructed to support the 

 project very heartily when it came to be discussed. 

 He afterwards came to dine with me, when he met 

 Mr. Bruce, Baron von Pentz, consul-general of 

 Prussia, Count d'Escayrac, a French traveller, Linant 

 Bey, and others. 



" Clot Bey has become my guest, the Viceroy having 

 told Zulfikar to ask him to come and stay here. He 

 has introduced to me M. Eeynier, a young poet, who 

 is tutor to his children, and whom he has brought 

 from Marseilles. M. Eeynier is two-and-twenty, and 

 he has very charming features, with an open and 

 candid air which has much prepossessed me in his 

 favour. His father is librarian to the town of Mar- 

 seilles, and he has very kindly placed himself at my 

 disposal as secretary. After having made a few copies 

 of my memorandum and firman he was able to write 

 them off by heart." 



"November 26, 1854. 



" I receive a visit from Talat Bey, the Viceroy's 

 first secretary for Turkish affairs, and Koenig Bey, 



