Howard-Vyse, Richard William Howard: Operations carried on at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: with an account of a voyage into upper Egypt, and Appendix (Band 2) (London, 1841)

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OPERATIONS CARRIED ON AT GIZEH.

myself entirely to common expressions and to business;
and I have every reason to believe, that Selim, notwith-
standing repeated injunctions, did not say what I told
him, but what he thought would best answer the purpose.
The Madyr repeated many aphorisms in favour of jollity
and mirth, and pressed me to remain for the night, which
I would gladly have done out of curiosity, but as I had
been employed all the morning at the Pyramids, and
had ridden to Mabietta in a high wind, my dress was
by no means fit for so much good company. After
having therefore taken coffee, and two or three glasses
of spirits, I reluctantly withdrew. I was, however, ex-
tremely glad to get to Cairo, and to take a Turkish
bath — the greatest possible luxury after heat and fatigue.
I had the satisfaction of finding that Mr. Raven was going
on well; and arranged with Mr. Waghorn that my letter
to the Madyr should be translated into Arabic on the fol-
lowing morning.

July 22d.

Reis, 11. Men, 149. Children, 13G.

The same works were repeated.

Mr. Hill generally remained at the Pyramids during
Mr. Raven's illness, and nothing could exceed his zeal
and attention.

I wrote a letter to the Madyr, which was translated
at the British Consulate. The Arabic version, however,
differed so much from what I wished to express, that I
enclosed with it the heads of the letter in English, that if
any of his people accidentally understood that language,
the Madyr might have a chance of being better informed
of the nature of my request. When I arrived at the Con-