This assertion of dignity, which is permissible in royalty, has been absurdly affected by certain “dames” in Anglo-Egypt who are quite the reverse of queenly; and who degrade “dignity” to the vulgarest affectation. Footnote 220: _i.e._ “May thy visits never fail me!” Footnote 221: _i.e._ Ash-coloured, verging upon white. Footnote 222: _i.e._ “She will double thy store of presents.” Footnote 223: The Arab boy who, unlike the Jew, is circumcised long after infancy and often in his teens, thus making the ceremony conform after a fashion with our “Confirmation,” is displayed before being operated upon, to family and friends; and the seat is a couch covered with the richest tapestry. So far it resembles the bride-throne. Footnote 224: _Tohfah._ Footnote 225: _i.e._ Hindu, Indian. Footnote 226: Japhet, son of Noah. Footnote 227: Mr. Payne translates “Take this and glorify thyself withal over the people of the world.” His reading certainly makes better sense, but I do not see how the text can carry the meaning. He also omits the bussing of the bosom, probably from artistic reasons. Footnote 228: A skit at Ishák, making the Devil praise him. See vol. vii. 113. Footnote 229: Arab. “Mawázi’” (plur of Mauza’) = lit. places, shifts, passages. Footnote 230: The bed (farsh) is, I presume, the straw-spread (?) store-room where the apples are preserved. Footnote 231: Arab. “Farkh warak,” which sounds like an atrocious vulgarism. Footnote 232: The Moss-rose; also the eglantine, or dog-rose, and the sweet-briar, whose leaf, unlike other roses, is so odorous. Footnote 233: The lily in Heb., derived by some from its six (shash) leaves, and by others from its vivid cheerful brightness. “His lips are lilies” (Cant. v. 13), not in colour, but in odoriferous sweetness. Footnote 234: The barber is now the usual operator; but all operations began in Europe with the “barber-surgeon.” Footnote 235: _Sic_ in text xii. 20. It may be a misprint for Abú al-Tawaif, but it can also mean “O Shaykh of the Tribes (of Jinns)!” Footnote 236: The capital of King Al-Shisban. Footnote 237: Arab. “Fajj,” the Spanish “Vega” which, however, means a mountain-plain, a plain. Footnote 238: _i.e._ I am quite sure: emphatically. Footnote 239: _i.e._ all the Jinn’s professions of affection and promises of protection were mere lies. Footnote 240: In the original this apodosis is wanting: see vol. vi. 203, 239. Footnote 241: Arab. “Dáhiyat al-Dawáhí;” see vol. ii. 87. Footnote 242: Arab. “Al-jabal al-Mukawwar” = Chaîne de montagnes de forme demi circulaire, from Kaur, a park, an enceinte. Footnote 243: Arab. “Rúhi” lit. my breath, the outward sign of life. Footnote 244: _i.e._ Káf. Footnote 245: _i.e._ A bit of burning charcoal. Footnote 246: Arab. “Al-yad al-bayzá,” = lit. The white hand: see vol. iv. 185. Footnote 247: