CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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From Cairo to Khartum — The Nile — Khartum, then and now — On 

 to El Obeid — " Chasing shade " at Jebel Tius — My first head — 

 El Obeid — General Mahon — The mess, treasury, and officers' 

 quarters — Rebuilding of El Obeid — Origin of the name — My 

 three native officers — The men 3 



CHAPTER n 



I hunt gazelle — And my camel — Lieutenant Whittingham — Our day's 

 work — Description of the country — The Governor's unofficial 

 escort — On patrol — My Arabs to the rescue — The hills — ^J. Tagoi 

 — Tilling with spears — The reconciliation of the Meks — The 

 Nubas — Musketry practice at El Obeid — General Mahon leaves 

 for India — A Mahdi rising— The episode of the candlestick — 

 The march of Mahon's cavalry ... .... 16 



CHAPTER HI 



Capture and execution of the Mahdi — We set out to capture the 

 Sheikh Sebeik — And return successful — "A man whose name 

 7iiay be Ibrahim " — Birka — A false trail — Back through the 

 night — Another Mahdi — The pet Kudu makes a night attack on 

 El Obeid — Captain Carter "knocks" the Mahdi — We return to 

 El Obeid — The perils of mis-pronunciation — Slatin Pasha — El 

 Eddaiya — We march to Carter's help — Flowers and big game — 

 Lions 30 



CHAPTER IV 



I cure my guide of an imaginary complaint — On toTurda — The Nasr 

 — Back by a different route — Hartebeest — My first lion — An 

 unfortunate accident — More lions — A forest fire — ^J. Deigo — A 

 doubtful welcome — A pow-wow — I visit the Sultan — A farewell 

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