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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.