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second time tliey had tried to interfere in the conduct of the 

 Expedition. The bearing of the people was a foretaste of 

 what we might expect, and a revelation of the kind of spirit by 

 which they were animated. It was easy to see what would 

 happen if we yielded to their demands. Count Teleki tho- 

 roughly understood all the bearings of the case, but on 

 account of the readiness to desert, which always characterises 



' SIR, PEOPLE AVANT TO CAMP.' 



the beginning of an expedition, he was unwilling to pro- 

 ceed to severe measures as long as we were near the coast. 

 And, truth to tell, in spite of our forbearance, this desertion 

 soon assumed alarming proportions. But Count Teleki behaved 

 as if he noticed nothing, and steadil}^ proceeded on his march. 

 And when, soon afterwards, Muallim Harun, once in the service 

 of the Mission, who spoke English, came up to him and said, 

 ' Sir, people want to camp,' the Count merely answered grimly, 



