I dislike Alexandria
very much, and was glad to get away on board of a P. & O., the _Candia_,
to Southampton. It was all right as far as Malta, but after that we had
some very rough weather. At last our ship sighted the lights of Portland
Bill, and I knew that I was at home again. These lights at night look
like two great eyes, and there is always excitement when they are first
seen. All the English on board rushed on deck and cheered Hurrah! It
is odd how we exiles love our country, our home, and our friends; it is
curious how little they think about us.
On October 14, 1871, I landed again in Old England.
NOTES:
1. Lady Ellenborough referred to her biography, which she had dictated
to Lady Burton--the true story of her life, which Lady Burton had
promised to publish for her, to clear away misrepresentations. In
consequence of difficulties which subsequently arose Lady Burton
did not publish it.
CHAPTER XVIII. THE TRUE REASONS OF BURTON'S RECALL.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape: back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
SHAKSPEARE.
At this point of the narrative it is necessary to turn aside to deal with
Miss Stisted's impeachment of Lady Burton, in the matter of her husband's
recall from Damascus.
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