ABYSSINIA 196 Emperor seats himself to receive the representatives of foreign Powers ; up some grass terraces and paved steps ; up an unfinished circular tower staircase, from which a kind of bridge led to Menelik's … MENELIK. private verandah, entered by a double door of slate blue. I could see the Negus sitting on a cane chair cross- legged some seconds before I reached the presence. A number of common-looking Abyssinians were
Travel · Ethiopia -- Description and travel · Ethiopia
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