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that of the sea water during the long ages before 

 the uplifting. Acres and acres were strewed 

 with petrified fragments of palms of all sizes. At 

 the centre of the bed the trunks, many feet in 

 length, lay imbedded. We had two large fragments 

 broken off and gathered divers small specimens.' 



* 2,2nd. — This morning inspected Miss Whate- 

 ley's school for native girls and the Viceroy's 

 school for the boys to be taught English. Some 

 of these repeated their lessons to us. ... 

 After luncheon drove to the Viceroy's stables 

 and saw his stud and museum (it may be called) of 

 carriages. The Duke of Sutherland arrives to- 

 morrow.' 



Amongst his other amusements, Owen de- 

 scribes a visit to a celebrated wizard and an ex- 

 amination of the ' magic crystal.' 



'Time, 11 p.m. Scene, grand drawing-room 

 of Nubar Pacha's palace. Dramatis per sonce, the 

 Duke of Sutherland, Sir Samuel Baker, Lord Staf- 

 ford, myself, a Nubian, a young boy and the old 

 Arab conjuror with his brazier sending up ever 

 and anon bright perfumed flames as he dropped 

 in pinches of incense. The charm on paper laid 

 upon the boy's head, beneath the turban, the 

 end of the half sheet overshadowing his brow 

 and eyes, he bends over, intently gazing upon the 

 magic glass. The old wizard mutters his charm. 

 Such a group for Phillips ! — the obscure smoky 

 atmosphere of the room, ill-lighted by wax 



