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two months and a half in
Egypt. I had Bertha my
Maid and Beverly my man
servant with me. and thinking
it would be less a responsibility
to make the trip worth the while
by the Steamer [Ramesis] the
Great I went that way. It
took three weeks each way,
but we had but little enjoy-
ment beforehand with the
[one?] on the [Olga?]. It was
cold, the rush for good
[Donkees?], good chairs filled
one with disgust. Berth and
I each day said had we
not already seen the Nile
under such different con-
ditions we would wonder
where were its charms.