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in depot at Gondokoro, in case I should be driven back 
from the interior, in the event of which, without a 
supply in depot, utter starvation would have been the 
fate of my party. Mr. Petherick accordingly de¬ 
spatched one of his boats to the Shir tribe down the 
White Nile to purchase corn in exchange for molotes 
(native hoes). The boat returned with corn on the 
11th of March. 
On the 26th February, Speke and Grant sailed from 
Gondokoro. Our hearts were too full to say more than 
a short “ God bless you !” They had won their victory; 
my work lay all before me. I watched their boat until 
it turned the corner, and wished them in my heart all 
honour for their great achievement. I trusted to sustain 
the name they had won for English perseverance, and 
I looked forward to meeting them again in dear old 
England, when I should have completed the work 
we had so warmly planned together. 
