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self not to speak of it now^ I have too much fever.) Whilst with 
her Miss Tinners boat passed onwards with its melancholy freight ; 
with her she brought the body of her beloved mother^ and that of 
her faithful attendant^ Hanna. Miss Tinne^ seeking retirement, 
goes to the Island of Tooti, a short distance from Khartoum. 
Miss Capellan proceeds at once there. Von Heuglin has accepted 
our Khartoum house during his stay, and the Baron dWblaing 
finds quarters in the town.^^ 
KALLAKLA, 
“White Nile, 
April Yltli. 
‘^^This will be a lamentation, I fear; I am sick at heart. 
Ready for the start, it was yesterday postponed, I am sure for good 
reasons ; but here we remain — that is all I comprehend. Mona, 1 
can hardly stand up against this fresh trial, it is such a crush to 
the hope I had allowed to grow (I can hardly think it will ever 
spring again) of seeing thee and all the dear ones once more.^^ 
“ Wednesday. 
I am striving my very best to be patient; here, in tents, 
the thermometer shows 112°, and the chamseen wind comes with 
such hot blasts. For fifty days it generally continues — a few of 
these have, however, passed. 
‘^The night gives one fresh life; we sleep out now — or ought to 
do ; but at the lovely stars I gaze and gaze, and cannot close my 
eyes. 
My little servant, Zitella, has been verj^ naughty, so she has 
been sent back to Khartoum. 
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