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10 A.M. I was indeed thankful to be able to seat him in 

 a chair under some trees in Kassala in front of the shop 

 of a Greek friend. Here he was made as comfortable 

 as possible, cool refreshing drinks were given him, and 

 douches of vinegar and water applied to the head. 

 Shortly Ranfurly and Vivian arrived at the shop, the 

 former looking almost as exhausted as Albert, and every 

 attention was paid to him. He was taken into a dark 

 quiet room, where he remained till sunset, excellent soup 

 was brought to him, and his head and hands were bathed 

 with vinegar and water, whilst a little black boy con- 

 tinuously fanned him. During this time our old house 

 was rendered habitable, and after the rest and kind 

 treatment of our Greek friends, Ranfurly felt so re- 

 freshed that he walked ' home ' with us, only supported 

 by an arm. 



Munsinger Pasha is away, much to our disappoint- 

 ment, but his representative, the Vakeel, appears anxious 

 to attend to all our wants. Mr. Cohen is also very 

 ready to help us through any difficulties, and as he 

 speaks English he will probably not lack the oppor- 

 tunity. 



April 23. Ranfurly shows decided signs of increas- 

 ing exhaustion, and he is losing flesh rapidly. The 

 journey from the Hamran village was a hard trial of 

 strength for him, but it could not be otherwise than a 

 forced march, owing to the total absence of water, and 



