One of the officials from the difficult province of Gurdof was cautious during the sorting.

He saw what was noticeable, what was not, and when the Governor-General returned, he informed him of the bad treatment of the ministers and officers, and mentioned the story of the Governor-General's appointment when I expressed my desire to travel to the Equator. He did nothing but refer to the previous letter, saying that Ismail Pasha and Birgel were placing obstacles in the way of the success of my mission. It is therefore worse that we are exchanging pleasantries. It was stated in the reply to Ismail Pasha that he was strong and that he would respond to Gordon's request in all matters, even if he ordered you to accompany him, you must obey. This fell on the Governor-General's ears, and this image was conveyed to Gordon Pasha by the High Commission to inform him of the issuance of the new order for the Governor-General of Sudan according to his desire. It is not far-fetched that the telegram was written in this manner at the request of the British Agency in Egypt, as is customary in such cases.

What Ismail Pasha did afterwards was that he called me and comforted me with kind words, saying that my detention was out of concern for you. If I had known that Colonel Gordon had asked for me by name, I would have instructed you to go to the Eastern Palace and mention to him that what he heard was a mistake in transmission.

Accordingly, I went to the Eastern Palace and met with the aforementioned Gordon. His speech and movements showed him to be a man of noble character and high morals. After I greeted him, he received me well and addressed me, saying, "If you are the one who requested Ibrahim Fawzi, who desired..."