. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . CEYLON.—COLOMBO BT THE - v~isn ro thj Iah m, .u-uu Pasha. After leaving the Museum I went toseeArabi Pasha Ithe who led the native Egyptian troops,a few pear!the English. He did uot lose his bead when taken prisoner but instead, was sent an exile to (!eylon. « Take nothing nt. ALONG i in -iiMi;i ed is a good motto for the traveller. n our way t<» his howe were me1 by a party of English ladies ;m<l gentlemen, vsaid to the Rev. Mr. Fox and myself, Its no use. i cant see him. He is asleep. We thanked them, bul drove on. Intwenty min
. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . CEYLON.—COLOMBO BT THE - v~isn ro thj Iah m, .u-uu Pasha. After leaving the Museum I went toseeArabi Pasha Ithe who led the native Egyptian troops,a few pear!the English. He did uot lose his bead when taken prisoner but instead, was sent an exile to (!eylon. « Take nothing nt. ALONG i in -iiMi;i ed is a good motto for the traveller. n our way t<» his howe were me1 by a party of English ladies ;m<l gentlemen, vsaid to the Rev. Mr. Fox and myself, Its no use. i cant see him. He is asleep. We thanked them, bul drove on. Intwenty minutes we were sitting in his veranda, beneal h his pali 254 INDIRA. fanning ourselves in mid-December. We had a pleasant recep-tion from Arabis son, who bade us wait only a few minutes,when his father would receive us. The son has an indescribably sad face. He is tall, has lost aneye by the universal Egyptian opthalmia, and in his manner andexpression seems to say, I am an exiles son; but I will staywith my father. Arabi, the father, has a tall and muscularbody, and inclines to corpulence. His eye is. far-seeing, and in-clines to look downward, as if to rest. He talks with hesitationabout his campaigns, and would rather pass over them altogether,but is quick to discuss the future. His heart is with his nativeEgypt. He
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