He was wealthy and virtuous; of his son too I hear nothing but good.

But is he still allowed to bear the title of governor, or, what did you call him ?--Mukaukas ?" "Certainly, Master," said the guide.

"There is no older family than his in all Egypt, and if old Menas was rich the Mukaukas is richer, both by inheritance and by his wife's dower.

Nor could we wish for a more sensible or a juster governor! He keeps his eye on his underlings too; still, business is not done now as briskly as formerly, for though he is not much older than I am--and I am not yet sixty--he is always ailing and has not been seen out of the house for months.

Even when your chief wants to see him he comes over to this side of the river.