When I re-embarked in the afternoon, Mr.Bartlett came with the English consul, who wished, he said, to make the acquaintance of a lady possessing sufficient courage to undertake so long and perilous a journey by herself.

His astonishment increased when he was informed that I was an unpretending native of Vienna.

The consul was kind enough to offer me the use of his house if I returned by way of Cyprus; he also inquired if he could give me some letters of recommendation to the Syrian consuls.

I was touched by this hearty politeness on the part of a perfect stranger--an Englishman moreover, a race on whom we are accustomed to look as cold and exclusive!.