What did he mean?
His voice seemed to come from afar off.
"Did you think that you could save him?
That I would listen to you, if I did not listen to him?
No, no, madame.

Not even did he conquer me; but something greater than himself within himself, it conquered me." She got to her feet gasping, her hands stretched out.

"Oh, is it true--is it true ?" she cried.
"The West has conquered," he answered.
"You will help him--you will try to save him ?" "When, a month ago, I read the letter you have read, I tried to save him.

I sent secretly four thousand men who were at Wady Halfa to relieve him--if it could be done; five hundred to push forward on the quickest of the armed steamers, the rest to follow as fast as possible.

I did my best.