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The tomb of the saint, in whose honour the moolid was held, was surrounded by devotees, engaged in the performance of some religious rite. Around, and in front, throughout the neighbouring streets, gleamed a strong illumination, produced by an assemblage of lamps and lanthorns of various kinds.
Arrival at Boulak Description of the place Moolid, or Religious Fair Surprise of the People The Hotel at Cairo Description of the City The Citadel View from thence The City The Shops The Streets The interior of the Pasha's Palace Pictures Furniture Military Band Affray between a Man and Woman Indifference of the Police to Street Broils Natives beaten by Englishmen Visit to an English Antiquary By-ways of the City Interior of the Houses Nubian Slave-market Gypsies Preparations for Departure to Suez Mode of driving in the Streets of Cairo Leave the City The Changes in travelling in Egypt Attractions of Cairo.
The janissary brought word that there was a moolid, or religious fair, held at the opposite end of the city, and that if we would make a circuit of three miles round the walls, we might enter Cairo that night, as the gate was left open for the convenience of the people in the neighbourhood.
Gaining the street, he wandered along till he reached the bazaars, intending to waste an hour or two until Xantippe should have left the house. Then he determined to go back and see the boy in whom all his hopes and ambitions were centered, who was the unconscious cause of his villainy and degradation. There was a large crowd in the bazaars, for a Moolid was being celebrated.
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