relative in Berlin is coquetting with France and England, and you may
find the whole of Europe marshalled against you?"

"Well, no I have not heard it," returned the CZAR; "and I really
think--"

But the Traveller never learned what the CZAR really thought, for he
was away before His Imperial Majesty had completed the sentence. And
as he went away, after his usual fashion, he spread the disquieting
intelligence, and consequently the Russian people were greatly
troubled.

And now the Traveller was in Cairo. He presented himself before the
KHEDIVE without waiting for the English adviser.

"Your Highness, do you know that the British Army of occupation is on
the eve of departure?" said he.

"What, in spite of Lord ROSEBERY going to the Foreign Office!"
exclaimed the SULTAN's vassal, in a tone of considerable astonishment.

"Of course," replied the visitor. "Everything was settled long ago,
and before Christmas there won't be a red-coat in Egypt!"

"Indeed," returned His Highness, "I certainly have not heard it, and I
fancy--"

But the Traveller departed without ascertaining the drift of the
KHEDIVE's fancies, and on his road, strictly according to precedent,
spread the disquieting intelligence, and consequently the Egyptian