14 
TEAYELS IN CENTEAL AFEICA. 
Sennaer country^ and he bore traces of having experienced hard- 
ships ; but our appearance shocked him inexpressibly. 
When here last year^ a pair of pretty green paroquets had been 
given to me^ and I now accepted a similar offering. 
If all goes well^ in a few days more we shall reach Khartoum. 
July^ 186 a. 
I entreat the indulgence of our readers. Only now preparing 
this work for the press,, I felt conscious^ our journal,, ending as it 
does^ upon our return to Khartoum from Gondokoro, in 1863,, 
that subsequent interesting events,, in connection with our travels, 
would of necessity be unrecorded. Knowing that my beloved sister, 
Mrs. Me Quie, carefully retained our African correspondence, I ob- 
tained her permission to quote from the letters in her possession, 
though never intended for publication; from them I give the 
following extracts. 
