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S. Baker, and myself into his carriage, and off we 

 went. Everything that now met my eye was 

 new. White storks in the fields, great plovers, 

 large kingfishers, and the Fellah ploughing with 

 an ox and a dromedary, the kites and hawks 

 hovering above, and all with explanations from 

 the amiable Pacha of any objects of interest. 

 While the old stave from " Bluebeard " would 

 run in my head, " 'Tis a very fine thing to be 

 father-in-law to a very magnificent, &c, &c." ' 



'January 15. — Took counsel how to see the 

 Pyramids. Hear that the Viceroy will give us 

 a special audience at his Levee to-morrow morn- 

 ing at eleven o'clock. Evening dress ! white tie ! ! 

 gloves!!! (haven't any). . . .' 



' \6tk. — Received the following invitation : 

 " Le Maitre des Ceremonies, par ordredu Khedive, 

 a l'honneur de prier M. le Professeur Owen de 

 vouloir bien assister au bal qui sera donne au 

 Palais de Gizereh le 18 Janvier, 1869, a neuf 

 heures du soir." 



' Arrived at the Palace at 9.45 (the Viceroy 

 had intimated that when he invited guests for 

 nine he did not expect them at eleven). Amongst 

 the guests, pachas, beys, civil and military officers, 

 blazing with orders, turbaned sheiks, red-capped 

 Turks, &c. The supper-rooms were opened soon 

 after twelve. Now when I say everything was 

 perfect, you will imagine the style in which it 

 was all conducted. . . . We left about 1.30 and 



