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Hunters astray — The negro women’s curiosity — The return of our pot hunters 147 
Prayers for the safety of the absent ones — Present to Petherick from the chief 
Kon-dit 148 
Kou-dit’s. difficulties explained — Petherick a mediator 149 
Gallant rescue — The Bahr il Giratfe — Achrned’s chase for insects . . .150 
We reach the boundary of the Nouaer and Kytch 151 
We meet boats from the American Consular Agent at Khartoum — No tidings 
from those we expected 152 
The Doctor's daliabyeh arrives — Our invalids visited by Dr. Murie — Song of 
the mountaineers .153 
The Lady of the Nile ” in danger — Mosquitoes intolerable . . 154 
The Kurbam Bieram — Joyous scene on deck 155 
Our reis works a charm — Abderachman and his Neam Neam wives . ' . . 156 
The “ Lady of the Nile ” nearly done for — Herd of elephants .... 157 
Uncomfortable quarters — Petherick out shooting — Secures a Kohus Maria . 158 
Description of the Kohus Maria 159 
Death on board the dahabyeh — The dapchar 160 
Funeral procession — We meet an ivory trader — Our departure for Gaba 
Shambyl 161 
Stroll on shore with Petherick — Description of the Kytch tribe . . .162 
Smith’s shop .163 
Petherick shoots an enormous baboon — Swarm of rats 164 
Obstacles to our onward progress — Tortured by mosquitoes . . . .165 
We meet Monsieur Poncet • 166 
We arrive at Lolnun or Abu Kuka — Gross negligence of the reis and crew . 167 
Petherick resolves to march to Gondokoro 168 
Fearful storm, all work suspended — We abandon our boats .... 169 
Our people get up difantasie — ^Terrible occurrence — Petherick shoots a monitor 170 
Preparations for an overland journey — Our people become discontented . .171 
Tookul on fire — Farewells 172 
In the saddle — Our journey begins 173 
Beautiful scenery — Description of my dress for the journey . ’ . . .174 
Halt — Uncomfortable lodgings . . ’ 175 
Our servant Pinga followed by a hysena — The cactus . . * . . 176 
The Abyssinian hornbill . . . . • 177 
We reach Poncet’s station in the village of Ador — Peaceful day . . .178 
The obstinacy of the negroes — Mussaad’s wedding % 179 
Marriage settlements — Imposing procession 180 
Departure from Ador — Painful alternative 181 
I collect some beautiful plants 182 
Negress carrried ofE by a lion — Another start 183 
Eide through a wood — We halt at Quenboig 184 
