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brought with me ; and after he had given us coffee, 
We mounted our affes. The Scheck came then him- 
felf from his quarters, accompanied by his youngelt 
fon, both mounted on excellent borfes, and con- 
duffed us to the Pyramids. There I learned the 
difference between a real and imaginary idea, be- 
tween feeing a thing with one’s own eyes, or thofe 
°f others. I had read all the defcriptions travellers 
have given of thefe Pyramids ; 1 had leen drawings 
°f them ; I had heard them defcribed by thole who 
had been here : and more than that, I had myfelf 
feen them at various di (lances fince I came to Egypt; 
hut with all this, I knew not what the Egyptian 
Pyramids were until I came within twenty yards of 
them ; and lefs yet did I know of their inward ap- 
pearance until I had been in them. We firft went 
found the largell and handfomed Pyramid, to con- 
temphte its height, breadth, form and condruffion. 
^■fter the entrance had been opened, and we had 
hghted our flambeaus, and difcharged forne pidols 
at the entrance, we went in. The Scheck and bis 
’°n faithfully kept clofe to my fide through all the 
' a ults, walks, and rooms. We went in at feven, and 
Ca, Ue out half an hour before nine o’clock. After 
XVe had come out, I began alone, whild the others 
We re taking fome refreshment, to climb up on the 
out-fide, ;irK j g at her what naturalia I there found of 
*tones and petrifaffions. I chofe the Wed fide, and 
ke pt neared the left corner, becaufe it was eafied 
, lere to afcend. 1 had already got to the middle of 
tne Pyramid, and between each dep found fome- 
nting worth notice; when the dones, heated by the 
Un , began to burn through my boots, and therefore 
"’ere much lefs to be touched with the hands, which 
prevented me for this time from reaching the top, 
a ud obliged me to content myfelf with gathering 
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