Погребённый с фараонами

Chapter 1

           Travelingtoseekcuriosities,Iwasoftenforcedtostandinspectionasasortofcuriositymyself! 

           WehadcometoEgyptinsearchofthepicturesqueandthemysticallyimpressive, butfoundlittleenoughwhentheshipedgeduptoPortSaid anddischargeditspassengersinsmallboats.Lowdunesofsand,bobbingbuoysinshallowwater, andadrearilyEuropeansmalltownwithnothingofinterestsavethegreatDeLessepsstatue, madeusanxioustogettosomethingmoreworthourwhile.AftersomediscussionwedecidedtoproceedatoncetoCairoandthePyramids, latergoingtoAlexandriafortheAustralianboat andforwhateverGreco–Romansightsthatancientmetropolismightpresent. 

           Therailwayjourneywastolerableenough,andconsumedonlyfourhoursandahalf.WesawmuchoftheSuezCanal, whoseroutewefollowedasfarasIsmailiya andlaterhadatasteofOldEgypt inourglimpseoftherestoredfresh-watercanaloftheMiddleEmpire. ThenatlastwesawCairoglimmeringthroughthegrowingdusk; awinklingconstellationwhichbecameablaze aswehaltedatthegreatGareCentrale. 

           Butoncemoredisappointmentawaitedus,forallthatwebeheldwasEuropeansavethecostumesandthecrowds. Aprosaicsubwayledtoasquareteemingwithcarriages,taxicabs,andtrolley-cars andgorgeouswithelectriclightsshiningontallbuildings; whilsttheverytheatrewhereIwasvainlyrequestedtoplayandwhichIlaterattendedasaspectator, hadrecentlybeenrenamedthe‘AmericanCosmograph’. 

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