" They received a great deal of hospitality in Tangiers, and
inspected the place and the natives thoroughly. Most of the people
looked forward to welcoming them.
On their departure they went to Genoa, which they reached after a rough
voyage, and thence they proceeded by easy stages to Trieste. Lady
Burton arrived home alone at ten o'clock in the evening; and as she
was accustomed to be met by a crowd of friends on her return, she was
surprised to find no one to meet her. When she got to the house, their
absence was explained. Three telegrams were handed to her. The first
was, "Father very ill; can you come?" the second was, "Father died to-
day"; the third, "Father buried to-day at Mortlake." As her friends
were unaware of her address the telegrams had not been forwarded, and
they had kept away, so as not to intrude on her grief. The blow was
not altogether unexpected, for Mr. Arundell had been ill for some time;
but it was none the less severe, for she had always been devotedly
attached to her father, and his house had been made a rallying-point
for them when they were wont to return home.
They remained at Trieste three months, during which time the English
colony presented them with a silver cup and congratulations on their
hardly earned honours. Then, as Burton had to consult a particular
manuscript which would supply two volumes of his "Supplemental"
_Arabian Nights_, they left again for England.
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