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Ismail deposed: Tewfik Pasha: Revolt of Arabi Pasha: Lord Wolseley and the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir: The Mahdist Rising: General Gordon in the Sudan: Death of Gordon: The Sudan abandoned and re-conquered: Battle of Onidurman: Khartum College: Financial Stability: Abbas II.: Education, Law, and the improved condition of the Fellaheen: The Caisse de la Dette

"Udtalt i jævnere ord vil dette sige, at man i vikingetiden tog et gammelt sagnstof og deri fandt udtryk for sin tids store oplevelse, sammenstödet mellem Danmark og et mægtigt 'saksisk' rige. Grunden dertil er muligvis kun, at det danner bogstavrim med Sakser, og at det sproglig har en biklang af sort, i.e., ond og listig, der gjorde det egnet til at bruges om Danernes fjender."

"Ifölge dette sagaen om Helges og Hroars barndom være opstået mellem år 1000 og år 1100, snarest nær ved den förste tid. "Langt vigtigere end tidspunktet er dog arten af denne omdannelse.

Snarere man opfatte sagnet således, at dette æmne har en livskraft til stadig at födes ny, hver gang den unge belt vokser op efter faderens drab. Motivet er nærliggende, ubetinget heltegyldigt, at da Skjoldungsagaerne voksede frem folkemunde, måtte de åbnes med denne digtning; den var stadig at sige lige nödvendig for at stemple den store helteskikkelse."

The main object of these administrations is to secure for European bondholders payment of the debts incurred by Egypt chiefly under the incredibly profligate government of Ismail Pasha. The Caisse de la Dette has commissions from six of the Powers. It receives from the tax-gatherer all the taxes apportioned to the payment of the interest for foreign indebtedness.

Appeal was made to the Caisse de la Dette to raise additional funds for the necessary expenses of the projected campaign. The Caisse, following its universal precedent, immediately vetoed the project. England then made special grants-in-aid to Egypt, which both aided the Egyptian government and greatly strengthened her hold upon Egypt.

Hvorledes den udövedes, er ikke ret klart fremstillet ...; den var forbunden med sang ... Men dette slags Troldom ansaaes ogsaa en Mand uværdigt, og udövedes derfor sædvanligviis af Kvinder, ligesom dette ogsaa stedse synes at have gaaet ud paa noget ondt." Thus the "seiðkona" is exactly the same kind of creature as the witches in the Macbeth story.

"I'd love it," she said, burying her hot cheeks in the little space between Leroy's fluffy crown and the collar of his soggy little double gown. "I love 'em, too," Mabel agreed. "But they cert'ny do tie you down. Dette was the same way only I sort of forgot it." "If this salary was going to keep up, I'd like a dozen of 'em!" Martie smiled. "Well, Wallace ought to do well," Mabel conceded.

It was obviously impossible for Egypt to provide for the extraordinary expenses of the military operations out of revenue. The Ministry of Finance therefore appealed to the Caisse de la Dette for a grant from the general reserve fund. Here was an obvious case of 'extraordinary expenses. The Egyptian Government asked for £E500,000. The Caisse met in council.

At sagnet vakler med hensyn til stedet, er ikke underligt. Historiske forhold viser, at bryllup snart er holdt i svigersönnens, snart i svigerfaderens hjem. Det er rimeligst, at også dette er hentydning til det blodige bryllup, opfattet lignende måde og henlagt til samme skueplads som i den nysnævnte antydning.