"You: He asked, "Are you a captain?" I replied, "Yes." He asked, "Who are you?" I replied, "I am Ibrahim Fawzi." He then asked, "Do you have books from Sudan?" I said, "No." He asked, "And what is your rank?" I explained what had happened regarding my inability to obtain a book from Sudan. He asked, "And for what reason was that?" I replied, "I do not know." He asked, "What is the reason for the rank I hold?" I answered that I had the warrants for the rank of Second Lieutenant up to Captain. He said, "I would like to see them." At that moment, I was about to say that I had lost them, but I restrained myself. He said, "If that is the case, then you have General Osman Rifqi Pasha, who was the Commander-in-Chief of Sudan, who can vouch for you. If you wish, the Khedive will inform you of what is necessary, and there is no need for these questions." Then I left him, and he was kind to me and asked me to meet him the next day.

A meeting with the late Khedive of Egypt, Ismail Pasha.

After I left the Minister of War, he took me to the Palace of Abdeen. I had the honor of meeting His Highness and recounted my story to his noble ears. The Minister of War summoned me to meet His Highness the next day. The next day, I went to the Minister of War. As soon as I entered, the first words he addressed to me were: "You are from the Ministry of War." He seemed suspicious of me, then said: "After two hours, you will be presented to His Highness the Khedive." I showed my happiness. After the two hours passed, I rode with him in his carriage and we were presented to the Khedive. He received me with cheerfulness and honor. The Minister of War had already informed him of me. After the greetings, he asked me my name, and I said, "Ibrahim Fawzi, who met..."