FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH. 511 



consider it would be a shameful act on my part were I to 

 desert them. They are, notwithstanding all their hard- 

 ships, brave and good, with the exception of the Egyptians. 

 We have known each other many years, and I do not think it 

 would be easy at present for a stranger to take up my work 

 and to win at once the confidence of the people. It is there- 

 fore out of the question for me to leave, so I shall remain. 

 All we would ask England to do, is to bring about a better 

 understanding with Uganda, and to provide us with a free and 

 safe way to the coast. This is all we want. Evacuate our 

 territory ? Certainly not ! 



Dr. EMIN-BEY. 



