CHAPTER II. CAIRO. Egyptian Watchmen—Our House—Shoobra Road—Catholic Convent—Celebrated Gardens of Cicolani—Fashionable Drive—The Khedive—Sir Evelyn Baring—A Visit to General Baker—Shepheard’s Hotel—General Baker’s Diabeah—Party to the Pyramids—The Howling Dervishes —Superstitions of the Egyptians—Coptic Church—Egyp tian Flies—Citadel—Donkey-boys—View of Cairo and the Surrounding Country from the Citadel—Houses of Egyptian Fellahs—Boulak Museum—Discovery of Pharaoh of the Bible—Cairo Dogs—Turkish Gendarmerie refuse to go to the Soudan—Parade before the Khedive—Extra ordinary Scenes at the Station on Departure of Troops —Our Servants—My Husband has an Audience with the Khedive—Visit to the Vice-Queen—The Esbekiah Re staurant—Train goes off without us—The Wooden Army —Mr. Clifford Lloyd’s Idea of the Hopelessness of Anybody COMING BACK SAFE—OUR DEPARTURE—TlIE BlTTER LAKES— The Egyptian Postal Steamer Zaoazig. We had intended to sleep late, as we were tired, but, although tbe shouting of the G-affirs, or watchmen, and the occasional howl of one of the many dogs about, prevented us from having an altogether un disturbed night, we were thoroughly awoke in the early morning by men driving camels and donkeys,
