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CHAPTER V. 
Projected Departure for Damerghou — False Start — Picturesque Ca- 
ravan — Sultan's Views of White Skins — My Birthday — The 
Sultan fights his Battles over again— His Opinion of Women — 
Bragging — The Razzia on the Fadeea — Political News in the 
Desert — Cold Weather — Continue our Journey — Bornouese Fighis 
— Tin-Tagannu — Trap for a Lion — Mousa's Camels — A further 
Delay — Jackals and the Fire — Language of Signs — Tintalousian 
Coquettes — Departure of the Zinder Caravan — Natural Features 
— Languages — The Kilgris — Killing Lice — The Razzia to the 
North — Present of a Draught-board — Pagan Nations — Favourable 
Reports. 
Nov, 2d. — As this was the day fixed for our de- 
parture for Damerghou, it may well be imagined 
that we looked forward to it with some anxiety. 
Our delay in the neighbourhood of Tintalous had 
been unexpectedly long, and at times even the idea 
had crossed our minds that we should never be 
allowed to depart at all. Often we had desired to 
start alone; but had been withheld by our own 
prudence, as well as by the representations of our 
host, the venerable Sheikh of Tintalous. We had 
come by degrees scarcely to believe in the possi- 
bility of an advance, and to consider ourselves as 
the prisoners of circumstances in this advanced part 
