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great fun throwing things into the water & they used to dive in after anything at all I am sure some of them followed the boat for miles they are a very dirty race & would run along pulling their clothes over there heads & some of them had none on at all to pull over. The Indians look a fine looking lot of troops that they have guarding the "Canal."
Friday 4. Dec 14, Last night it was a lovely moonbright night all along the Canal they have planted some kind of a tree which is like a hedge & as the railway line runs along under these trees I can tell you with the lights from one of the Express trains & the lights from the boat shining on the water was a very fine sight I turned into bed about 7.30pm & went to sleep. at about 10pm I heard a devil of a row. I could not make out what on earth it was but when I got up I found we were w at Port Said & there were hundreds of natives men, women & Kids, all yelling at the top of their voices with a basket each & were coaling the boat. Its was the funniest thing I ever saw. I Knew there was no hope of