Note 35 — Chapter XVIII · EDUCATION AMONG THE MOSLEMS.
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H⸺ Bey, on visiting London, finding to his surprise that “sinking underground” entered into the routine of every-day life, on returning home, said to his mother, “Hanoum yerin dibineh batunméh? Ben batum da chiktum.” (“Have you ever sunk underground? I have done so, and risen again.”)