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Chapter 33

           

           "True!"andhelookedatmewithkindlycommiseration—"Letusputthewholemischiefdowntothe‘new’fiction!"

           Werosethen,havingfinishedluncheon,andleavingtheSavoywewentontoArthur’s.Herewesatdowninaquietcornerandbegantotalkofourfutureplans.Ittookmeverylittletimetomakeupmymindallquartersoftheworldwerethesametome,andIwasreallyindifferentastowhereIwent.YetthereisalwayssomethingsuggestiveandfascinatingabouttheideaofafirstvisittoEgypt,andIwillinglyagreedtoaccompanyLuciothither,andremainthewinter.

           "Wewillavoidsociety"—hesaid—"Thewell-bred,well-educated‘swagger’peoplewhothrowchampagne-bottlesattheSphinx,andthinkadonkey-race‘rippingfun’shallnothavethehonourofourcompany.Cairoisfullofsuchdancingdolls,sowewillnotstaythere.OldNilehasmanyattractions;andlazyluxuryonadahabeahwillsootheyouroverwroughtnerves.IsuggestourleavingEnglandwithinaweek."

           Iconsentedandwhilehewentovertoatableandwrotesomelettersinpreparationforourjourney,Ilookedthroughtheday’spapers.

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