... places they visited was a Coptic church. In the centre was a desk, at which a man was reading aloud to a number of other persons wearing large turbans, their shoes placed on one side, and several children, all sitting on a carpet, listening devoutly. On the walls were draperies and pictures of the Saviour, ... — Great African Travellers - From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley • W.H.G. Kingston
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