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Book Excerpt: of course, but as a man and a brother-- pooh! Egypt may be his country, and he may love it as much as we love England; but our feelings are more to be considered than his, and there is no connecting link of human sympathy between Elephant-Legs and sun-browned Nudity! So at least thought Sir Chetwynd Lyle, a stout gentleman of coarse build and coarser physiognomy, as he sat in a deep arm-chair in the great hall or lounge of the Gezireh Palace Hotel, smoking after dinner in the company of two or three acquaintances with whom he had fraternized during his stay in Cairo. Sir Chetwynd was fond of airing his opinions for the benefit of as many people who cared to listen to him, and Sir Chetwynd had some right to his opinions, inasmuch as he was the editor and proprietor of a large London newspaper. His knighthood was quite a recent distinction, and nobody knew exactly how he had managed to get it. He had originally been known in Fleet Street by the irreverent sobriquet of "greasy Chetwynd," owing to his larg Read More
| ISBN-13 | 9798545998210 |
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| ISBN-10 | |
| Weight | 0.51 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.00 x 5.00 x 0.39 In |
| List Price | $6.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 157 pages |
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| Published On | 2021-08-30 |
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