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the Khalifa’s special quarters. Within its area were his Mulazimin or body-guards’ quarters, his granaries, treasuries, arsenal, the Mahdi’s tomb, and the great praying square, misnamed the Mosque. Except the tomb, the Khalifa’s and his sons’ houses, the town was void of | | CHIRF THOROUGHFARE, OMDURMAN. (Munazim WALL, Lert, Osman Dicna’s House, RIGHT.)

buildings of any style or finish. I admit the great stone wall was of good masonry, and so was the wellfinished praying-square wall. The Sirdar and party were frequently shot at, particularly on nearing the Khalifa’s quarters. Abdullah slipped out with his treasures as the Sirdar arrived at his gate. It was long after sunset and dark when, with difficulty, the