It\'slikelookingoveraprecipiceallthetime。IwassogladwhenIgotdownthatIsangwithglee。Ihateworklikethat，andtomakeitworseItookeverybody\'spictureontopofthePyramid，andforgottohaveoneofthemtakeme，sothereisnowaytoproveIeverwentup。LittleandIhiredtwodonkeysandcalledthem\"Gallegher\"and\"VanBibber\"andracedthem。Mydonkeywassolittlethattheycouldn\'tseehim——onlyhisears。Gallegherwon。Thedonkey-boyscalleditVonBebey，soIdon\'tthinkitwillhelpthesaleofthebook。
TodaywewenttocallontheKhedive。Itwasveryinformalandtoodemocratictosuitmytastes。Wewentthroughalineofhisbodyguardinthehall，andthemasterofceremoniestookusupseverallowbutwidestairwaystoahall。Inthehallwasalittlefatyoungmaninafrockcoatandafez，andheshookhandswithus，andwalkedintoanotherroomandweallsatdownonchairscoveredwithwhitemuslin。ItalkedandLittletalkedaboutmeandtheKhedivepretendedtobeverymuchhonored，andsaidtheAmericanwhohadcomeoverafterourrebellionhaddonemorefortheofficersinhisarmythanhadanyoneelse，meaningtheEnglish。HedidnotsaythatbecausewewereAmericans，butbecausehehatestheEnglish。Hestruckmeasbeingstubborn，whichisonesideofstupidnessandyetnotstupid，andIoccasionallywokehimtoburstsofenthusiasmovertheSoudanese。Hisburstswerechiefly\"Ali。\"Littleseemedtoamusehimverymuch，andLittletreatedhimexactlylikealittleboywhoneededtobecheeredup。IthinkinonewayitwasthemostcuriouscontrastIeversaw。\"Ed\"LittleofAbilene，Kansas，tellingtherulerofEgyptnottoworry，thathehadplentyofyearsinwhichtoliveandthathewouldgetaheadofthemallyet。
Thosewerenothiswords，butthatwasthetone，hewasperfectlyfriendlyandsincereaboutit。
ThisplaceappealstomeasaboutthebestplacewithwhichtogetmixedupwiththatIknow，andI\'vegoneoveragreatmanymapssinceIlefthomeandknowjusthowsmalltheworldis。So，IsenttheKhedivemybooksafterhavingaskedhispermission，andreceivedthemostabjectthanks。AndasCromercalledonme，Iamgoingtodroparoundonhimwithafewofthem。Somedaytherewillbefinethingsgoingonhere，andthereisonlyoneGod，andLordCromerishisProphetinthiscountry。TheythinkthatMohammedisbuttheyarewrong。Heisaverybigman。ThedayhesenthisultimatumtotheKhedivetellinghimtodismissFactaPashaandputbackRiazPasha，hewentoutinfullviewoftheGezerikdriveandplayedlawntennis。AnymanwhocancableforthreethousandmoretroopstoMaltaandstopatransportfulloftwothousandmoreatAdenwithonehand，andbangtennisballsaboutwiththeother，isgoinginthelongruntogetaheadofastoutlittleboyinaredfez。
Itisgettingawfullyhothere，almosthotenoughforme，andIcanlayasidemyovercoatbyteno\'clockinthemorning。