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List of things to be forwarded to Baker at Soil 106 
Kpont-mlant — The post from Katariif to Khartoum 107 
Another letter from Baker . 108 
Eeply to Baker's letter, urging him to give up the project of travelling south- 
west 109 
Dr. Brownell calls upon me with a letter of introduction from the Bey of 
Cairo — He joins our party as botanist 110 
Our departure for the interior — We pass the confluence of the Bahar il Gazal . Ill 
We are joined by some boats from Gondokoro — An unprecedented rainy season 112 
I order the arrest of Amabile on the charge of slave traffic — I become anxious 
to effect a meeting with Abd il Majid 113 
We meet Abd il Majid — A history of his movements Ill 
The “Albert Nyanza” — I endeavour to fulfil my promise to Speke . . . 115 
Speke’s letter from Karagwe — Invitation from the King of Uganda . . 116 
A splendid Court — The effect of the rainy season upon our men — Death of 
Dr. Brownell 117 
Abd il Majid and. Hhurshid sent under arrest to Khartoum — We reach Lolnun 
under adverse circumstances . . . ... . . .118 
Further progress by water impossible — I determine to proceed overland to 
Gondokoro 119 
We arrive at the trading station of the Brothers .Poncet, at Ador — The men 
become discontented 120 
My wife’s courage and endurance — Arrive at Adael in the Khol . . .121 
Our reception at Neangara — Extract from Captain Speke’s “ Journal of the 
Discovery of the Source of the Nile ” 122 
A false accusation — What transpired at a meeting of the Koyal Geographical 
Society during my absence 128 
“ The Nile and its Western Affluence ” — On the road to Gondokoro . . . 12-1 
Stores for Speke at Gondokoro — We meet with reinforcements of our men 
from Khartoum 125 
I am accused by the Consul-General of slave trading — Our arrival at Gondo- 
koro — A weary journey of four hundred miles . . . . . . 126 
We meet Baker, and Captains Speke and Grant — A very cool reception . . 127 
Who prompted the “ succour dodge ? ” — Extract from Captain Grant’s work, 
“ A Walk across Africa ” . . * 128 
Emphatic denial of the truth of Captain Grant's statements .... 129 
An idea of the manner in which I provided for the travellers — Extract from 
“ Geographical Notes of Expeditions in Central Africa ” . . . . 130 
The excess of expenditure over the sum subscribed — Injustice of Captain 
Grant’s assertion . . 131 
Facts to prove how I kept my appointment — The cause of Mr. Baker supplant- 
ing me in the Speke Expedition 132 
