[1] "Their publications have carefully mentioned every traveller who reported the 'steady increase of the trade in slaves,' and have carefully ignored Professor Smith and me." [2] "_Egyptian Gazette_, December 28, 1880." [3] "The reduced map is given in the Supplement to the _Anti-Slavery Reporter_, September, 1880." [4] "This detail is given in a private letter to the writer." [5] "_Il Messaggiere Egiziano_, Alexandria, August 7, 1880." [6] "_L'Echo d'Orient_ of Alexandria, December 3, 1880." [7] "An account of a Caravan and prices is given in the _Egyptian Gazette_ of August 21, 1880." [8] "_Anti-Slavery Reporter_, January, 1881." [9] "For this particular see Dr. Lowe's valuable communication in the _Anti-Slavery Reporter_ (September, 1880, p. 87). He is personally acquainted with the ground." [10] "'And he that stealeth a man and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.'--EXOD. xxi. 16." [11] "M. Jules Sakakini, corresponding member of the Anti-Slavery Society, has treated this matter in the _Echo d'Orient_, December 22nd, 1880." CHAPTER VIII. TRIESTE LIFE AGAIN. 1881. Early this year two sad things happened, which interested Richard very much--the death of Carlyle, 5th of February, with all the different opinions expressed at the time; the disappearance of the Rev. Benjamin Speke; and a third was the annexation of Tunis through the medium of our former colleague at Damascus, Monsieur Roustan. On the 3rd of February we had a very bad earthquake, and if I may quote it as a proof of animals having some knowledge of what is coming, the dog, a large setter, who slept in our rooms, sprang suddenly into our beds, and insisted on getting under the clothes. We were rather frightened, and thought he had gone mad. Richard opened the door, and ordered him to go into the passage; he obeyed, but whined his objections. Two minutes after, we were shaken by an earthquake; so we jumped up and ran to the door and let him in, because we knew what was the matter with him--he looked awfully scared. We made a day or two's excursion to Monfalcone, and then H.M.S. _Iris_, Captain (now Admiral) Seymour, came in to meet the Ambassador, Mr. Goschen. We went down to join him in receiving Mr. Goschen, and the _Iris_ started at once for Constantinople. On the 10th H.I.H. Prince Rudolf came to Trieste to start for the East. Later I had the honour of receiving a telegram from Prince Rudolf to thank me for my "Inner Life of Syria," which he found very useful in his travels in the East. We went to a village ball at Opçina, which was very amusing. Baron Morpurgo this month gave a grand ball in honour of H.I.H. the Archduke Carl Stefan, to which we were invited.