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228 TRAVELS IN EGYPT, NUBIA,
whose mechanism was of the simplest kind; but each ena-
bled one man to finish a piece of silk large enough for
two Turkish vests in two days. I fancied much industry,
and certainly saw there less of the misery of other Eastern
towns.
My appearance in uniform of course attracted crowds
of people, and it was in vain to try to avoid them : there
was a respect, however, shown to the stranger not often
manifested in the East. The buildings did not excite my
desire to draw them : there was no scenery. I was content
to yield to the curiosity of the crowd, and answered their
questions to the best of my abilities. I endeavoured to
persuade the women, whose singular costume I have de-
scribed, to allow me to sketch their figures : they were
alarmed at the idea of enchantment; and even the men fled,
from fear, when they saw me use my pencil.
About ten o'clock I set off for Eddin, the palace of the
emir, situated at the head of a valley, upon an eminence
facing the west. The road wound down the side of the
valley on which the town stands, and then ascended the
other, without much variety; The day was excessively hot:
I had opened my umbrella to shade myself from the sun ;
which being observed by a Druze peasant avIio passed me,
he seemed surprised at this care of myself, and cried out, in
a, voice of contempt, " The shade is for women, not for
whose mechanism was of the simplest kind; but each ena-
bled one man to finish a piece of silk large enough for
two Turkish vests in two days. I fancied much industry,
and certainly saw there less of the misery of other Eastern
towns.
My appearance in uniform of course attracted crowds
of people, and it was in vain to try to avoid them : there
was a respect, however, shown to the stranger not often
manifested in the East. The buildings did not excite my
desire to draw them : there was no scenery. I was content
to yield to the curiosity of the crowd, and answered their
questions to the best of my abilities. I endeavoured to
persuade the women, whose singular costume I have de-
scribed, to allow me to sketch their figures : they were
alarmed at the idea of enchantment; and even the men fled,
from fear, when they saw me use my pencil.
About ten o'clock I set off for Eddin, the palace of the
emir, situated at the head of a valley, upon an eminence
facing the west. The road wound down the side of the
valley on which the town stands, and then ascended the
other, without much variety; The day was excessively hot:
I had opened my umbrella to shade myself from the sun ;
which being observed by a Druze peasant avIio passed me,
he seemed surprised at this care of myself, and cried out, in
a, voice of contempt, " The shade is for women, not for