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March 9. Early start for [[red underline]] Abydos [[/red underline]] The rear paddle steamer of Anglo American boat had arrived and its passengers left at 8AM while we went on our donkeys one hour later. A [[red underline]] donkey ride [[/red underline]] of about 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours. Thru cultivated fields. Many camels. [[red underline]] A young baby camel, [[/red underline]] galloping around lustily [[strikethrough]] basks [[/strikethrough]] braying ahead of its mother laden with cloves Endless goats and [[red underline]] sheep and buffaloes. [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] At [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Mounted policemen [[/red underline]] to guard us. [[strikethrough]] back [[/strikethrough]] One official on a gilded saddle and ditto stirrups old arabic pattern and gilded saddlecloth - Others dressed ^[[dressed]] in European style except the Fez. In a conversation with one of the Americans expresses his feelings and that
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[[left margin in red]] Anti British sentiment [[/left margin]]
[[annotation in red in top margin]] Nile return [[underline]] Abydos [[/underline]] [[/top margin]]
of the people [[red underline]] against the English - Undoubdetly some propaganda is carried on against the British. [[/red underline]] probably from the part of French or Turkish origin. The anti-British Propaganda is very probably [[red underline]] pro-Turkish. If Britain releases her hand. the turks will [[/red underline]] take her place - certainly not for the best interests of [[red underline]] Egypt [[/red underline]] altho they do not realize it. [[red underline]] The French and probably the Italians would ask nothing better. [[/red underline]]
Some mounted policemen on camels a picturesque sight [[red underline]] Abydos [[/red underline]] a very interesting ruin and relief figures, better made and better preserved than any we have seen thus far. - [[red underline]] But I am fed up on T&T. [[red underline]] (Temples and Tombs)[[/red underline]] and glad to trot back on my patient donkey.whose name