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Excerpt from The Homely Diary of a Diplomat in the East, 1897 1899Then, however, the simple narrative of those old days of pomp and glitter, when great personages who were mak ing history seemed daily associates, and big international schemes took the place of small local interests, fascinated me, bringing back personal memories. For during the weeks I spent in Cairo at the very height of Mr. And Mrs. Harrison's brilliant career as representat...
Excerpt from The Homely Diary of a Diplomat in the East, 1897 1899
Then, however, the simple narrative of those old days of pomp and glitter, when great personages who were mak ing history seemed daily associates, and big international schemes took the place of small local interests, fascinated me, bringing back personal memories. For during the weeks I spent in Cairo at the very height of Mr. And Mrs. Harrison's brilliant career as represent...