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TIPS TO ARCH/EOLOGICAL TRAVELLERS 283
that such a place was entirely unsuitable for us to
live in. He placed at our disposal a good house,
which was temporarily vacant in the absence of
the owner and his family, persons evidently of
means and standing in the city ; and he conducted
us personally to the house, and showed the most
obsequious and respectful attention. I could not
understand the situation, until I found that our
Albanian Akhmet had published through the whole
bazaar, before we had been half an hour in Sandy-
kli, that the son of the Valide Sultana of Inghil-
terra had arrived with his harem and an English
aide-de-camp. It was too late to do anything to
correct the error ; but I warned Akhmet that he
must in future draw it milder.
For a long journey, lasting several months during
the summer, it is advantageous to have a tent,
especially for beginners. In the first place, it is
more imposing: a traveller with tent and horses
and servants is obviously a person of consequence.
Now it is extremely important for your purpose
that this impression should be spread around ; and
a servant who can trumpet abroad your importance
is always more useful. It is also more cleanly and
enjoyable, though when a sudden thunderstorm
comes on it is unpleasant to sit up in bed under
an umbrella, and try to keep a waterproof sheet
over the bedding ; and if a violent wind rises, it is
that such a place was entirely unsuitable for us to
live in. He placed at our disposal a good house,
which was temporarily vacant in the absence of
the owner and his family, persons evidently of
means and standing in the city ; and he conducted
us personally to the house, and showed the most
obsequious and respectful attention. I could not
understand the situation, until I found that our
Albanian Akhmet had published through the whole
bazaar, before we had been half an hour in Sandy-
kli, that the son of the Valide Sultana of Inghil-
terra had arrived with his harem and an English
aide-de-camp. It was too late to do anything to
correct the error ; but I warned Akhmet that he
must in future draw it milder.
For a long journey, lasting several months during
the summer, it is advantageous to have a tent,
especially for beginners. In the first place, it is
more imposing: a traveller with tent and horses
and servants is obviously a person of consequence.
Now it is extremely important for your purpose
that this impression should be spread around ; and
a servant who can trumpet abroad your importance
is always more useful. It is also more cleanly and
enjoyable, though when a sudden thunderstorm
comes on it is unpleasant to sit up in bed under
an umbrella, and try to keep a waterproof sheet
over the bedding ; and if a violent wind rises, it is