The British division had with them two batteries and ten Maxims, and the Egyptian division five batteries and ten Maxims.
As Gregory was strolling through the camp, he passed where the officers of one of the British regiments were seated on boxes, round a rough table, over which a sort of awning had been erected.
"Come and join us, Hilliard.

We are having our last feast on our last stores, which we got smuggled up in one of the gunboats," the Major called out.
"With pleasure, sir." The officer who was sitting at the head of the table made room beside him.
"You men of the Egyptian Army fare a good deal better than we do, I think," the Major went on.

"That institution of private camels is an excellent one.

We did not know that they would be allowed.

But, after all, it is not a bad thing that we did not have them, for there is no doubt it is as well that the soldiers should not see us faring better than they.