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for me. They are now in charge of Turkish officials & enroute to the Imperial Museum in this city for Hamby Bey's personal inspection. What their future destiny ^[[may be]] I know not. In fact, I am out of ^[[the]] game: retired with good feelings between the authorities and myself. I stood a good chance of eventually getting part or all but, I gave up everything unasked, hoping thereby to find a way to getting much finer winnings the next time.

The real owner and would be shipper of the sculptures is now somewhere in the great Syrian desert with his horse and followers, and officers on his trail with a warrant. 

The net result to me is heaps of excitement, a lot of experience, some new friends of a mixture found only in this Empire, and a debit in my cash of just