IhadmadeabroadwalkofredgravelfromKabbaRega’snewdivan，tothegovernmenthouse。Theroadsandapproacheswerefinished，andallneatlylaidwithfreshgravelstampedfirmlydown。ThebordersofallpathsandroadsweresownwiththebestqualityofEgyptiancotton，knowninEgyptasgalleen。Mylargetentwaspitchedbeneathanimmensebanian-tree，closetowhichwasthenewgovernmenthouse。Thisgrand-soundingnamewasgiventoaverysolidconstructionofamostsimplecharacter。Thedivanwasabuildingcontainingonlyoneroomtwenty-eightfeetlongbyfourteenwide，andabouttwentyfeethigh。Itwascarefullythatchedwithoverhangingeaves，whichformedanarrowverandah，anditwasenteredbyacommodiousporch；thiswasarchedinthenativefashion，andwassolargethatitformedalobby，inwhichwesometimesdined。Theinsidewallsofthedivanwereneatlymadewithcanescloselylashedtogether。
Therewasabackdoortothispublicroomwhichcommunicatedwithaseparatehousebyacoveredway。
Thiswasourprivateresidence，whichalsoconsistedofonlyoneroom；
butIhadarrangeditwithextremeneatness，inordertoexcitetheadmirationofKabbaRegaandhischiefs，whowould，Ihoped，imitatethemannersandcustomsofcivilizedlife，andthusimprovetrade。
Theroomwastwenty-fourfeetlongbythirteenwide。Thewallswereasusualmadeofcanes，butthesewerecarefullyhungwithscarletblankets，sewntogetherandstretchedtotheground，soastoformanevensurface。Thefloorwascoveredwithmats。Uponthewallsoppositetoeachother，soastothrowendlessreflection，weretwolargeovalmirrorsgirandolesingiltmetalframes。AphotographofherMajestytheQueenstoodonthetoilettable。