“ With true affection from your old friend Mary Madame Yûsuf Bey Mohamed , ℅ Mohamed Pasha Sâlih, Cairo, Egypt .”

This letter was read out to Yûsuf in the evening. He applauded it, and vowed she had a natural gift of eloquence. He asked for a minute description of her friend, seeming much pleased to think that they would meet in Paris; and when Barakah had satisfied him to the best of her remembrance, chuckled:

“And you love her? Then you would not object to have her for your durrah!”

She warned him archly that she could be jealous.