After eating my breakfast and resting for a short time, I proceeded to explore the interior.  At first I was obliged to cross a heap of sand and rubbish; for we have to go downwards towards the entrance, which is so low and narrow that we cannot always stand upright.  I could not have passed along the passage leading into the interior if the Arabs had not helped me, for it is so steep and so smoothly paved that, in spite of my conductor’s assistance, I slid rather than walked.  The apartment of the king is more spacious, and resembles a small hall.  On one side stands a little empty sarcophagus without a lid.  The walls of the chambers and of the passages are covered with large and beautifully polished slabs of granite and marble.  The remaining passages, or rather dens, which are shown here, I did not see.  It may be very interesting for learned men and antiquarians thus to search every corner; but for a woman like myself, brought hither only by an insatiable desire to travel, and capable of judging of the beauties of nature and art only by her own simple feelings, it was enough to have ascended the pyramid of Cheops, and to have seen something of its interior.  This pyramid is said to be the loftiest of all.  It stands on a rock 150 feet in height, which is invisible, being altogether buried in sand.  The height of the vast structure is above 500 feet.  It was erected by Cheops more than 3000 years ago, and 100,000 men are said to have been employed in its construction for twenty-six years.  It is a most interesting structure, built of immense masses of rock, fixed together with a great deal of art, and seemingly calculated to last an eternity.  They look so strong and so well preserved, that many travellers will no doubt repair hither in coming generations, and continue the researches commenced long ago.

The Sphynx, a statue of most colossal dimensions, situate at no great distance from the great pyramid, is so covered with sand that only the head and a small portion of the bust remain visible.  The head alone is twenty-two feet in height.

After walking about and inspecting every thing, I commenced my journey back.  On the way I once more visited Herr Klinger, strengthened myself with a hearty meal, and arrived safely at Cairo late in the evening.  Here I wished to take my little purse out of my pocket, and found that it was gone.  Luckily I had only taken one collonato (Spanish dollar) with me.  No one can imagine what dexterity the Bedouins and Arabs possess in the art of stealing.  I always kept a sharp eye upon my effects, and notwithstanding my vigilance several articles were pilfered from me, and my purse must also have been stolen during this excursion.  The loss was very disagreeable to me because it involved that of my box-key.  I was, however, fortunate in finding an expert Arabian locksmith, who opened my chest and made me a new key, on which occasion I had another opportunity of seeing