AN APPOINTMENT 61 iard, we liad best go to the tailor first; his shop is not far from here. As you want to get your things in three days, it is as well to have that matter settled at once.” The two suits, each consisting of khaki tunic, breeches, and putties, were ordered. “ You had better have breeches,” he said. “It is likely you will have to ride, and knickerbockers look baggy.”

This done, they went to Shepherds Hotel. “ Sit down in the verandah,” Captain Ewart said, “until I get rid of my regimentals. Even a khaki tunic is not an admirable garment when one wants to be cool and comfortable.”

In a few minutes he came down again in a light tweed suit, and, seating himself in another lounging chair, two cooling drinks were brought in; then he said: “How we will talk about your outfit, and what you had best take up. Of course you have got light underclothing, so you need not bother about that. You want ankle boots—and high ones to keep out the sand. You had better take a couple of pairs of slippers, they are of immense comfort at the end of the day ; also a light cap to slip on when you are going from one tent to another after dark. A helmet is a good thing in many ways, but it is cumbrous ; and if there are four or five men in a tent and they all take off their helmets, it is difficult to know where to stow them away. Most likely you will get a tent at Dongola, but you canT always reckon upon that, and you may find it very useful to have a light ienie dabri made. It should have a fly, which is useful in two ways. In the first place, it adds to the height and so enlarges the space inside ; and in the next place, you can tie it up in the daytime and allow whatever air there is to pass through; then, with a blanket thrown over the top, you will find it cooler than a regimental tent. Of course you will want a sword and a revolver, with a case and belt. Get the regulation size and a hundred rounds of cartridges; you are not likely ever to use a quarter of that number, but they will come in for practice. How as to food. Of course you get beef, biscuit, or