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18 January 1895 — On the Nile | |
Friday. 18th January [1895]. We breakfasted at 8 & all prepared for our expedition to the Temple of Karnak except Elaine who was very tired & determined to stay in bed till later. The Frenchman brought out his gun & mounted a pony. I rode the same donkey No 35 we had yesterday & was going along quietly by the side of Lady Victoria when Mr Debarrito rode by called for the Dr & saying the Frenchman had been kicked on the leg by a horse & was howling with pain. Soon afterwards our old Dragoman rode up screaming for the Dr & saying there was a broken leg. At this I turned back & said I would go & see if I could be of any use. I found the Frenchman in a chair groaning & crying & his leg bandaged. A native Dr by him who said there was nothing broken only a bad bruise. The niece of the patient was there & together we tried to calm him & got him carried on board & to our relief he managed to walk up the steps to the main deck—but he continued to hollow & shriek till our Dr arrived & was provoked. A French gentleman M. Cocordon one of the Ministers of the French Govt was there & at last said “Mais Monsieur souvenez vous que vous etes un Officier Français” at wh he tried to control his groans. I had already said that I was sure he must have suffered more from his wounds in battle. After seeing him laid in his cabin & his wound tied up in ice & rode off to join the party at Karnak and found them in the temple which is most grand. The Dr also soon joined us & we could not help having a laugh over “Tartarins” misfortunes especially as there was so little necessity for all the alarm. Returning from Karnac we passed a tent of wild looking people of a terribly low type who followed us & we were told they were Bedraseheens. They had hardly any clothing & looked like savages. We returned to the steamer by about 12 & lunched on board. There were fresh telegrams from France. Casimir Perrier has resigned. Faure elected President. The whole French Ministry has also resigned. The Duke of Orleans has issued a manifesto offering his services to France as King. All this will lead to troubles in France– In the afternoon Elaine & I went to the Luxor Hotel to arrange about having rooms at Assouan now & here on our return & then we painted until dark. Read. Dinner at 7. Read in evening. | |
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