CHAPTER 27
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CHARLOTTE:
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LUCIA WALKED BACK TO Tilly and Vincent Faneuil, took his arm, whispered some words to him, and they joined the group of tourists in heading to the boat. Stoic, civil, measured, and composed.
Lucia had always been a sober child.
We followed behind like broken marionettes.
From Abu Simbel, the group proceeded on up the river to an expedition of the island of Philae. Once we had alighted from the launch and stepped onto the island, Ussama guided through the kiosks and colonnaded courtyard to the temple of Isis. It was picturesque, this pearl of Egypt, so stately, standing in the midst of the Nile waters in the clear, sparkling sunshine. As we wandered around the site, Ussama relayed to us the alternate name of the isle used by the natives, El-Qas
