I think in one way it was the most curious contrast I ever saw.
"Ed" Little of Abilene, Kansas, telling the ruler of Egypt not to worry, that he had plenty of years in which to live and that he would get ahead of them all yet.

Those were not his words, but that was the tone, he was perfectly friendly and sincere about it.
This place appeals to me as about the best place with which to get mixed up with that I know, and I've gone over a great many maps since I left home and know just how small the world is.

So, I sent the Khedive my books after having asked his permission, and received the most abject thanks.

And as Cromer called on me, I am going to drop around on him with a few of them.

Some day there will be fine things going on here, and there is only one God, and Lord Cromer is his Prophet in this country.