Good bye, dearest Mrs. Downe. We are so sorry to come home! You won’t hear from us again.
Your ever affectionate
CAROLINE
VI. — KURZ PACHA TO THE KING OF SENNAAR,
UPON RECEIVING HIS LETTERS OF RECALL.
(NOW FIRST TRANSLATED.)
MOST SABLE AND SERENE MASTER:
I hear and obey. You said to me, Go, and I went. You now say, come, and I am coming, with the readiness that befits a slave, and the cheerfulness that marks the philosopher.