mataplan

Updated: June 23, 2025

My name is Canaris Mataplan. At present I am an interpreter to Rao Khan, the Emir." "But your English?" cried Melton. "It is perfect." "I was a cafe-keeper at Cairo for seven years," replied the Greek. "I learned English there." An embarrassing pause now occurred. It was certain that the Greek was the bearer of tidings from the Emir. No one dared speak.

William Murray Graydon - The River of Darkness, : or, Under Africa