Sentence:  We see the immense, massive granite sarcophagi which had contained the embalmed mummies of the worshipped animals, coming out of this labyrinth, we pay our <WSD>backsheesh</WSD>, remount our donkeys and return to the automobile. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  in the Middle East, southwest Asia and Eastern Europe: a bribe or tip.