ISBN: 9781154053463

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIX. Sale by auction--Dinner and ball--Ride from Alexandria--Rain-water lakes--Effects of distance--Ancient house--A wonderful Englishwoman--A midnight serenade--A parting scene--Farewell to Egypt. While visiting the Minister of Commerce, there took place a sale by auction of wheat and other grains. About one hundred gentlemen, chiefly Greeks, made their appearance and sat round on the divan; VOL. II. u a little man of rather curious appearance then entered and, in Italian, announced a lot of one thousand ardebs of wheat, proposing forty piastres as a just price. This he shouted out for about ten minutes, when the gentleman who sat next me cried Quaranta un quarto and after a good deal of shouting the lot was finally knocked down to him, no one making any bid either for that lot or any other. These sales are to dispose of the produce of the land belonging to Government, and that which comes into its possession in the way of taxes. The news from England happened to be unsatisfactory, or the bidding would have been more exciting. In the evening we joined an English dinner-party; and after our six months'' experience of boats, deserts and mud houses, as may be readily imagined, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves over an excellent English dinner, served in a capital English diningroom, followed by capital tea, and then Kathleen Mavourneen, sung by English ladies in one of the most elegant drawingrooms I had ever entered. We heard that there was also a ball--not exactly the entertainment so familar to us in England. In Alexandria the company commence dancing at nine o''clock in the evening, the gentleman of the house locking every one out at twelve. This was a very grand affair--five hundred persons being present, among whom were Said Pacha and Achmet B... George Melly, Books, History, Khartoum, And The Blue And White Niles (volume 2) Books>History The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 2; Original Publisher: Colburn<

ISBN: 9781154053463

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIX. Sale by auction--Dinner and ball--Ride from Alexandria--Rain-water lakes--Effects of distance--Ancient house--A wonderful Englishwoman--A midnight serenade--A parting scene--Farewell to Egypt. While visiting the Minister of Commerce, there took place a sale by auction of wheat and other grains. About one hundred gentlemen, chiefly Greeks, made their appearance and sat round on the divan; VOL. II. u a little man of rather curious appearance then entered and, in Italian, announced a lot of one thousand ardebs of wheat, proposing forty piastres as a just price. This he shouted out for about ten minutes, when the gentleman who sat next me cried Quaranta un quarto and after a good deal of shouting the lot was finally knocked down to him, no one making any bid either for that lot or any other. These sales are to dispose of the produce of the land belonging to Government, and that which comes into its possession in the way of taxes. The news from England happened to be unsatisfactory, or the bidding would have been more exciting. In the evening we joined an English dinner-party; and after our six months'' experience of boats, deserts and mud houses, as may be readily imagined, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves over an excellent English dinner, served in a capital English diningroom, followed by capital tea, and then Kathleen Mavourneen, sung by English ladies in one of the most elegant drawingrooms I had ever entered. We heard that there was also a ball--not exactly the entertainment so familar to us in England. In Alexandria the company commence dancing at nine o''clock in the evening, the gentleman of the house locking every one out at twelve. This was a very grand affair--five hundred persons being present, among whom were Said Pacha and Achmet B... George Melly, Books, History, Khartoum, And The Blue And White Niles (volume 2) Books>History, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 1154053466

Paperback, [EAN: 9781154053463], General Books LLC, General Books LLC, Book, [PU: General Books LLC], General Books LLC, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purch… More...

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ISBN: 1154053466

Taschenbuch, [EAN: 9781154053463], Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Book, [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 65140011, Geschi… More...

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