Hal's travels in Europe, Egypt, and the Holy Land : a twelve months' tour during which he saw many wonderful things and a vast deal of fun . ^ of them, I observe, wear nothing but apiece of old shirt, and others are in a state ofnature. Dont know how they live. A wholefamily will possess nothing in the world but a tentand the few rags they have on their backs. Thepoorest people in our country are wealthy, comparedto these poor wandering I had almost forgotten to tell you that we paid avisit to the Pashas Palace to-day. It is the neatestand most luxurious establishment I have seen,t
Hal's travels in Europe, Egypt, and the Holy Land : a twelve months' tour during which he saw many wonderful things and a vast deal of fun . ^ of them, I observe, wear nothing but apiece of old shirt, and others are in a state ofnature. Dont know how they live. A wholefamily will possess nothing in the world but a tentand the few rags they have on their backs. Thepoorest people in our country are wealthy, comparedto these poor wandering I had almost forgotten to tell you that we paid avisit to the Pashas Palace to-day. It is the neatestand most luxurious establishment I have seen,though not near so large nor imposing as many ofthe palaces of Europe. Wc were required to leave 198 hals travels. our shoes at the door, and were furnished withslippers. The Pasha is not here at present. Hasgone up to Cairo. We were not admitted into theHarem, the palace of the Pashas wives, whichstands opposite the one we entered. I would write a longer letter, but the mosquitoesand fleas are working upon me terribly. Yours, etc., Hal. iials travels. 199 LETTER XXII. ALEXANDRIA TO CAIRO. A WISE man has said that much study is a wea-rincss of the flesh. Such beino; the fact, I shalldrop you a few disjointed sentences, gotten up withthe very smallest amount of study; for, in this de-bilitating climate, it takes an industrious manindeed to concoct a studied epistle. You mustremember your correspondent is now in Africa, acountry in which indus
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