Generally in these khans a
Turk is found, who dispenses coffee without milk to the visitors.
{71b} Its height is 9100 feet.--ED.
{79} The well-known artist and author.--ED.
{85} Smyrna is _one_ of the cities that claim the honour of being
the birthplace of Homer.--ED.
{101} Cakes or "scones" in Scotland are baked in the same way.--ED.
{165} I had cut my hair quite close, because I was seldom sure of
having time and opportunity during my long journey to dress and
plait it properly.
{167} This Emir could not maintain his position on Mount Lebanon,
and was summoned to Constantinople. At the time of our visit they
were still awaiting his return, though he had been absent more than
six months.
{236} This is a work of the young Viennese artist, Leander Russ,
who visited Egypt in the year 1832.
{261} A beshlik is worth five piastres in Turkey, and only four in
Egypt.
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