end we crawled into Marseilles at three knots the hour； where some of the passengers left the ship； one of them explaining； for the fort of the rest of us； that he had the strongest presentiments that she was going to sink。
Our next adventure was a sandstorm blowing from the coast of Africa which turned the day to darkness and covered the decks with a kind of mud。 Then suddenly the vessel was put about； and it was discovered that the soundings showed that we were unfortably near the coast of Crete。 As the dear old captain； who had been much cut about by a sea that knocked him down on the bridge； remarked； “he knew what was behind him and did not know what was before”； also that “where he had once been he could go again。” Subsequently our fore well…deck filled three times to the bulwarks； shipping seas in the most unaccountable manner。
However； we came to Port Said at length； and got ashore at about midnight as best we could。 Never was I more glad to find myself on land again。
I enjoyed that trip in Egypt very much。 The place has a strange fascination for me； and if I could afford it I would go there every year。 On this my second visit we went as far as the wonderful rock…temple of Abu Simbel； near the Second Cataract of the Nile。 Also I had the good fortune to be with Mr。 Carter； then the local custodian of antiquities at Luxor； when we visited the tomb of Queen Nefer…tari； which； with the exception of the discover； who； I think； was Professor Scaparelli； we were； I believe； the first white men to enter。
It was wonderful to see those paintings of her late Majesty as fresh as the day that the artist left them。 In one of them； I remember； she is represented playing chess。 The tomb had been robbed a couple of thousand years or so ago。 When the a