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CHAP, force, at this time, in Cairo', and it was deemed 
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prudent not to exasperate a fanatical mob, by 
any violation of their pride or their prejudices, 
when it could be avoided. The events that 
took place afterwards, in Egypt, fully justified 
this precaution. Nevertheless, orders had been 
issued, that no Englishman should be compelled 
to descend and humble himself before a Moslem, 
which caused us to offer the resistance we had 
made. 
Soon after this adventure, descending from 
our house to a part of the canal where our 
djerm was stationed, intending to make an 
excursion upon the water, we found the vessel 
completely filled by a party of dastardly Turks; 
who had expelled the worthy Reis, to whom the 
boat belonged, together with his crew, and 
had taken full possession of her, for their own 
use. These grave personages were seated, 
quite at their ease, with their tobacco-pipes 
kindled ; and were moving off in great state, as 
we arrived. There was not much time to be 
lost in any idle parley; so we all leaped, from 
the side of the canal, into the midst of the self- 
constituted divan, whose members instantly sur- 
rendered, with great seeming humility, and, 
being landed, scampered off with more speed 
