text:  The voyage to Cairo was performed in a _kanjeh_ or passage-boat of the kind usual on the river--a long narrow craft with two masts bearing large triangular sails; and Mrs Poole in common with most travellers arriving for the first time in the East was greatly impressed by the simple devotion with which the Reyyis (or Arab captain) and his crew commended themselves on setting sail to the protection of Providence by reciting altogether in a low voice the short prayer of the _Fathah_ or opening chapter of the Koran