CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
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pages
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The calumnies of critics — My female slave — Real object of my journey — Preliminary arrangements — General Stephenson's letter
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1-7
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CHAPTER I
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I START FOR KORDOFAN
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Engagement of guides — A neglected warning — Hasseena accompanies the party — Dervishes reported on the road Non-arrival of Hogal — Dervishes sighted at Selima Wells
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8-14
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CHAPTER II
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BETRAYED BY GUIDES
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Different routes over the — desert A quarrel amongst the guides — Scouts sent out — Hassan convicted of error — Zigzagging in the desert — A council of war — Surprised by the dervishes — The fight — Taken prisoners
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15-28
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CHAPTER III
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IN THE HANDS OF THE DERVISHES
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Conference of the Emirs Farag and Hamza — Halt for the night — Baggage looted by dervishes — The Emirs confiscate all treasure for the Beit-el-Mal — Cross-questioned on my letters — Called a Government spy — Tortured by dervish guards — Rescued by Hamza and reserved for Wad en Nejoumi
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29-40
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