Letters from Egypt — 121 - November 6, 1868: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon

DEAREST ALICK,

I am sure you will rejoice to hear that I am really better.

I now feel so much like living on a bit longer that I will ask you to send me a cargo of medicines.

I didn't think it worth while before to ask for anything to be sent to me that could not be forwarded to Hades, but my old body seems very tough and I fancy I have still one or two of my nine lives left.

I hope to sail in a very few days, Maurice is going up to Cairo so I send this by him.

Yesterday was little Rainie's birthday, and I thought very longingly of her.

The photo, of Leighton's sketch of Janet I like very much.

January 25, 1869: Sir Alexander Duff Gordon _To Sir Alexander Duff Gordon_.

ASSOUAN,

_January_ 25, 1869.