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358 TRAVELS IN UPPER
which he scratched up the ground at random,
discovered a precious fragment.
This purchase made, we took leave of the good
Jew ; we got upon the road which leads to Ros-
setta, where we arrived at ten o'clock at night.
We saw on the shore several laundresses, and on
the palm-trees, blackbirds which arrive in the
northern part of Egypt at the same time with the
thrushes, at the commencement of winter. Their
passage is more numerous after the rains have
begun to fall. It is said, that at that lime they
are very fat and delicate. Five or six jackals
passed close by us; the brightness of the moon
permitted us to distinguish them, and they did not
seem at all intimidated at meeting us.
During the whole of this day a very violent
wind blew from the east-south-east; the weather
was gloomy, and in the evening we had rain. The
sea ran high, and its waves arose dashing against
the sides of the dikes of Aboukir, and spread with
fury along the coast. Their roarings diffused
themselves over the solitude which we were tra-
versing, and which they seemed resolute to
invade.
which he scratched up the ground at random,
discovered a precious fragment.
This purchase made, we took leave of the good
Jew ; we got upon the road which leads to Ros-
setta, where we arrived at ten o'clock at night.
We saw on the shore several laundresses, and on
the palm-trees, blackbirds which arrive in the
northern part of Egypt at the same time with the
thrushes, at the commencement of winter. Their
passage is more numerous after the rains have
begun to fall. It is said, that at that lime they
are very fat and delicate. Five or six jackals
passed close by us; the brightness of the moon
permitted us to distinguish them, and they did not
seem at all intimidated at meeting us.
During the whole of this day a very violent
wind blew from the east-south-east; the weather
was gloomy, and in the evening we had rain. The
sea ran high, and its waves arose dashing against
the sides of the dikes of Aboukir, and spread with
fury along the coast. Their roarings diffused
themselves over the solitude which we were tra-
versing, and which they seemed resolute to
invade.