12 WITH THE CAMEL CORPS UP THE NILE.

our equanimity. There we remained for a week,

heliographing to Cairo for " shaves," which arrived

in great variety, and exploring the Pyramids and

temples in the neighbourhood. The Heavies were

MORNING TOILET AT THE PYRAMIDS.

quartered with us at the Pyramids, and, much to our

envy, received their marching orders on the I3th.

At length we got the order to move, and moved,

on the 1 6th, from the Boulak Dacrour Station by

night to Assiut. The heat was something appalling,

and not a chink could we open of any sort ; for then