71 THE EMIR HUSSABULLAH AND THE ROYAL PRISONERS ARE SENT TO CAIRO.

The Emir, after his surrender, asked me to use his influence in getting him appointed to administer the country, under the suzerainty of the Khedivial Government. He agreed to pay a yearly tribute of ; 1 00,000 and I accepted his offer, thinking that thus would the blessings of peace be assured to the [)eople and to the Government. I submitted this |)roposal to the Governor and supported it with all my influence, but he refused the ofier altogether ; with the result that there broke out between him and me a longstanding argument that ended in a dispute (i). The Emir Hussabullah and the Emir (i) The cause of the quarrel is given as follows by El Nur Bey Angara, and there can be little doubt that it was one, if not the chief, of the reasons that led to the falling out of Zubeir and Ayyub Pasha, who would, in any case, have felt rather distrustful of the former's power and influence.

"After Zubeir had defeated Sultan Ibrahim he captured from Kheir Garib, the trusted treasurer of the Sultan, a small box that contained many precious stones, emeralds, diamonds, rubies and amethysts : he also gained possession of some exceptionally large horses that Ayyub Pasha wished to obtain, as well as the jewels which Zubeir refused to give up. Zubeir and Ayyub, accordingly, had a disagreement which lasted for some time, many letters passing between the two men. When Ayyub wrote to the Khedive announcing his glorious victory over the Sultan, Zubeir thought it time to put his case before the Khedive in person, for it was he and I who had routed the Sultan, Ayyub not being wichin a month's journey of the scene of action."