This state of things continued for ten days and eleven nights, during which time I had not even an opportunity to change my clothes.

This was a double hardship; for if there is a place above all others where cleanliness becomes imperative to comfort, it is certainly on board a Greek ship, the generality of which are exceedingly dirty and disgusting.

The company I found did not make amends for the accommodation.

The only Europeans on board were two young men, who had received some unimportant situation in a quarantine office from the Turkish government.

The behaviour of both was conceited, stupid, and withal terribly vulgar.