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"[...]flirtations, and matrimonial over the London one so far as this particulaengagements. But the Cairene season has perhaps some advantage r set of "swagger" folk are concerned--it is less hampered by the proprieties. One can be more "free," you know! You may take a little walk into "Old" Cairo, and turning a corner you may catch glimpses of what Mark Twain calls "Oriental simplicity," namely, picturesquely-composed groups of "dear delightful" Arabs whose clothing is no more than primitive custom makes strictly necessary. These kind of "tableaux vivants" or "art studies" give quite a thrill of novelty to Cairene-English Society,--a touch of savagery,--a soupcon of peculiarity which is entirely lacking to fashionable London. Then, it must be remembered that the "children of the desert" have been led by gentle degrees to understand that for harboring the strange locusts imported into their land by Cook, and the still stranger specimens of unclassified insect called Upper Ten, which imports itself, they will receive "backsheesh." "Backsheesh" is a certain source of comfort to all nations, and translates itself with sweetest euphony into all languages, and the desert-born tribes have justice on their side when they demand as much of it as they can get, rightfully or wrongfully. They deserve to gain some sort of advantage out of the odd-looking swarms of Western invaders who amaze them by their [...]".
| ISBN-13 | 9781508718819 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1508718814 |
| Weight | 0.76 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.43 In |
| List Price | $18.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 190 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2015-03-09 |
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