"Three months after resigning in disgust, Gordon returned to the khedivial suite at the Abdin Palace, charmed by a telegram from his “affectionate Ismail,” begging that he “complete the work which we began together.”"
"Informal empire had indulged a khedivial tyranny that had crashed in debt and revolution."
"Adroitly, Cromer prevailed upon Khedive Abbas II to issue a letter to Constantinople, promising that Britain intended only to restore lost khedivial territories, and so was acting well within its treaty rights."