LETTER IX.

Reflections on the degradation of the Hebrews--Hebrew pages and maidens in the service of Egyptian nobles--Amram, the palace gardener--Contrast between the physiognomy of the Egyptians and Hebrews--Remarkable likeness of Prince Remeses to the Israelites--Description of the Lord-prince Mœris--He seeks a quarrel with Remeses--Illness of Queen Amense--Filial devotion of Remeses--Magnificent prospect of the Nile, the Plain of the Pyramids, the City of the Sun, Jizeh and Memphis--Myriads of human beings at labor--Naval review and sham-battle--Exciting scene of contending thousands--pp. 145-157.