When they go on now, they will each carry fifty pounds of private grain.

They get five pounds when there are no bushes or grass, so that the grain will last them for a fortnight." "I suppose you think that the Dervishes mean fighting ?" "I think there is no doubt about it.

All the fugitives that come in say that the Khalifa will fight, but whether it will be in the defence of Omdurman, or whether he will come out and attack us at Kerreri, none can say.

The Khalifa keeps his intentions to himself." "By the bye, Hilliard, I don't think you know my right-hand neighbour; he only joined us an hour before we started, having been left behind at Cairo, sick.
"Mr.Hartley, let me introduce you to Mr.Hilliard--I should say Bimbashi Hilliard.

He is on General Hunter's staff." The young lieutenant placed an eyeglass in his eye, and bowed to Gregory.
"Have you been in this beastly country long ?" he asked.
"If you include Lower Egypt, I have been here eighteen years." "Dear me!" the other drawled; "the climate seems to have agreed with you." "Fairly well," Gregory replied.