CHAPTER VII.

QUESTION OF THE NAVIGATION OF THE NILE. — KING OF THE SNAKES. —

OFFERINGS TO HIM BY THE ARABS. — KURDISTAN. — MÀRIAN’S AUTHORITY

OVER THE NEGROES. — THE TAILOR CAPTAIN AGAIN. — DHELLÈB-PALMS.

— WANTON DESTRUCTION BY THE CREW. — ELEPHANTS: WHITE BIRDS ON

THEIR BACKS. — POISON-TREES. — THE NATION OF THE KÈKS: CUSTOMS

AND DESCRIPTION OF THEM. — FLESH OF CAMELS AND GIRAFFES. —

MERISSA PREPARED FROM ABRÈ. — THIBAUT DISCOVERED TO BE AN OLD

ACQUAINTANCE. — RECOLLECTIONS OF GREECE. — WILD CUCUMBERS. —

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