Excerpt from The Mamelukes, Vol. 1 of 3: A Romance of Life in Grand Cairo At length the caravan entered between palm trees, growing out of alluvial soil, partly covered with water, when an instantaneous relief was felt from the vegetation, which, by its humidity, tempered the parched air; and, ascending steep mounds. The caravan entered the town; and, turning to the left, the camels were unloaded for the day, within the wide courtyard of a khan or caravanserai. At length within the walls Of an Egyptian town, said Khaled to himself, as he slipped Off his camel on the ground; and though his head a'ched, he looked curiously about him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.