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after he had already been through so
many. But it was evident enough,

nevertheless, that the poor Pasha was
very glad to have any one come aud
talk to him for little while, as almost
his only relief from the benumbing
monotony of an existence which, after
the excitement of absolute sovereignty
and the fierce feverish delight Of war,
must be wel}.nigh uncomfortable
Though [ never f,r one moment fall
tered in my conviction that the death
so lavishly dealt out to the poor ignor-
ant wretches who merely obeyed his
orders should in justice have been in
f1icted upon himself likewise, YET now.
seeing him thus in the depth Of his suf-
fering and humiliation, no man worthy
Of the name could have done otherwise
than pity him. Not a single alluslon
did Arab make to the events which
have connected his name so insepara
bly, with the history OF Egypt, and We
naturally shrank from touching upon Il
subject which must necessarily be q
sore one to him. On other points be
was more communicative, expressing
freely enough his discomfort With the
climate of Colombo, which had proved
far too damp for his health after the
proyerbial drynsss Of East Africa. and
| had already inflicted upon him q chronic
rheumatism, as was ;,bundanUly evil
dent from hls stiff aud painful move
nlents. He also told us that one
OF his sOnS-WhOm we afterwards met
III the course Of all afternoon drive-
was living not far from him, but that
The sest Of his children We're in Egypt.
| But just as the conversation was begin
ming Jo flag, and just as we were Won
dering how il would he possible to in
troduce the forbidden subject without
giving otfeuse, the difficulty was solved
i'll a very unexpected gay. Our friend,
the peon, brought in two more visiting
cards, which were promptly followed by
| an Australian doctor and his wife Of
the regular tourist type--loud, hearty,
red-face0, talkatiye-Who had just land
ea from passing steamer for 81 few
hours ashore before going on. 70 our
mingled horror and diversion the new
comers plunged at once into the
Egyptian wa. and all It's associations,
speaking quite freely (evideutlY with
out the slightest idea OF any possible
0ffensel about their recent yisits to
| Alexandria, tine battlefield OF Tel-el-
Kebir, and '>all the rest Of the places
that you were connected with, Mr..
Pasha." Meanwhile Ar;tbi sat listen
lug with an air OF patient d;spleaSure
that would have sufii sed to check any
man less completely satisfied With him
self. AT length the Australian wound
up by asking this dethroned and inl-
prisoned man. in Che cheeriest tone i'm
aginable, how he enjoyed himself III
Ceylon. "SiE," answered the FALLEN
| ruler, with a voice and look that had a
certain dignity as we'll as pathos Of
their own, ''all my children in Egypt
all nay relations in Egypt-[ her. alone.
How should /. enjoy zayself hera?'
This rebuke silenced even the se'f-sat-
isied doctor for a moment, bat he
was soon rautling on again as briskIy
and conplacenty as ever. Meanwhile
Arabi Pastla relauaed into his form ar
abstraction and seem ed scarcely to hear
the chatter Of his guest till tbs latter
happened to meution shat he had lately
visited the Egyptian iowa OF Zagazig,
which is now an Important junction on
the Cairo aud Ismailia railway, "Ahal'
said Arab, with all air OF more interest
than be had yet shown, YOU beeu to
Zigazig? That my hone-that place (
come from IL remember it veil"
said I, "but ( don't like it so Well as
Cairo. after all. There's nothing in all
Egypt to match Cairo, aud certainly
there's nothing to match it's citadel,
the old fortress OF Mehemet Ali -
Arabi's heavy eyes lighted up for
moment at this mention of the great
city where ne had once been for few
short months more than king. But
bis face clouded over again as the doc
tor, with almost Incredible want Of
tact, coollY asked him whether he would
not like to go back to Egypt, and then
(happily, without waiting for an
answer) went on to say, You should
come out and have look at Australia,
Pasha. It is a country worth looking
at, l can tell you; and you won't see a
town like Melbourne every day" "
should like it well,'' said the captive,
looking gloomier than ever, "but-''
and here he stopped as if the words
choked him, Il cannot 60" "Pooh
poohl" cried the unabashed doctor, in
just as jolly tone as before, "you can't
go now, but you'll be able to go some |
day or other, never fear. Nobody can
tell what may turn up, you know"
''Well, DOCTOR said I, seeing that it !
was high time to cut short this extra
binary conversation, when the Pasha
does come to Melbourne I'm sure you'll I
give him real Australian welcome.
Kut i'm tho m "a n tirno iand + arcoo f7Yc,