Abu Simbel

Only a lizard scuttling over the dark-washed bedroom wall, first cousin to the chameleon you saw at Abu Simbel.

At Abu-Simbel the skin is painted a pale yellow—the Egyptian equivalent for white—his eyes blue, and his beard and eyebrows red.

Most beautiful of these was the temple of Abu Simbel, guarded by four famous statues of this king.

And nobody knew if the steam dahabeah had hurried on before us, to anchor out of sight round the oblique faade of Abu Simbel.

With pleasure would we have given immediate chase, had not the Enchantress been pledged to remain at Abu Simbel till afternoon.