APPENDIX A. 
107 
“ If you know any good servant, who can speak either Eoglish, 
French, or German, and, of course, Arabic, I shall be glad to 
take him on my arrival at Khartoum in December, as I am by 
no means content with my Cairo plague. 
“ I am afraid I am giving you a vast amount of trouble ; but 
pray excuse me, as my wants are urgent, and I hope to make a 
most successful trip through the countries mentioned. 
“ I met a German named Florian here, who will accompany me 
through the route to Khartoum. When I receive the things 
from you I shall have 13 guns and rifles and 5 pistols ; 
Florian has . . . 5 ,, „ 4 ,, 
18 „ 9 „ 
thus there will be nothing to fear in the Base country from the 
people. I hear it is a wonderful place for elephants. 
“I shall have completed a 'pont volant here in a few days, 
when I can daily cross the river and get good shooting, as 
immense herds of giraffes are constantly grazing a couple of 
miles or so on the other side, and also elephants, while on this 
side there is literally nothing. 
“ The post from Katariff to Khartoum is now stopped ; thus 
this letter must go by a circuitous route, unless I can get a man 
to take it direct, in which case I will send a soldier from a neigh- 
bouring village ; and please start him off, in company with the 
camel-load of things, as soon as possible direct to Sofi. If I am 
not here, sheik will forward the things to me ; but I shall be 
here, backwards and forwards, for the next five weeks, until the 
rains cease. I have a firman from Said Pasha, and his signature 
saves me a world of trouble ; thus there will be no fear of the 
things going astray if once safe in these parts. Will you be so 
kind as to see that they are all so packed as to be waterproof, 
especially the powder, &c. ? 
