vi PREFACE, more especially the Guards' Camel Regiment, saw and did up the Nile in 1884-85. I have, therefore, not attempted to describe things I did not see, and have purposely avoided " cribbing" from other people's books on the same subject.

Thirdly, I must crave the merciful indulgence of my readers for the pictures ; all I have to urge on their behalf is that they represent real incidents, for the original sketches were done out there.

Lastly, I shall be most grateful if any one will point out to me any inaccuracies in the work, for my aim has been to present not a fanciful, but a true picture of what occurred.

One thing more, the initials referring to officers of the G.C.R. are, in nearly every case, those of their nicknames, not their surnames.

G.