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advantages of trading — Adlan reinstated — I design the Mahdi's tomb — Letters to Mankarious Effendi — The guide Moussa Daoud el Kanaga — Reports from Egypt — Escape of Joseppi — Treachery of spies — Disgrace and death of Adlan . . 145-159

CHAPTER XIII

THE TRUE HISTORY OF MY ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE

Letters of the German Consul and my manager to Mankarious —

Kanaga's visit to Cairo — He receives a letter to Slatin — He is captured at Berber and turns back— The War Office letter to my wife — My answer to calumnies 160-169

CHAPTER XIV

A PRISONER AT LARGE

Belief in evil spirits — Shwybo as an alchemist— He is flogged for his

pains — I am told to make saltpetre — Released from my fetters — The gunpowder factory at Halfeyeh — Death of Makkieh — I am transferred to Khartoum — Our gunpowder a deliberate failure — Visits of Father Ohrwalder — News of his escape . 170-184

CHAPTER XV

DIVORCED AND MARRIED

Hasseena's thievish propensities — I am compelled to divorce her —

The Khaleefa finds me a wife — I forestall his good offices — Umm es Shole — Mohammedan divorce and re-marriage — A further dilemma — The second child dies— Hasseena proves irreclaimable 185-194

CHAPTER XVI

HOPE AND DESPAIR

Mankarious' first envoy returns — Arrival of second envoy — Rossig-

noli's guide Abdallah — Projected method of escape — Abdallah's treatment of Rossignoli — Slatin escapes — My chains redoubled

-The Khaleefa's fury — Slatin's reputation amongst the Mahdists — His letter read to the Muslimanieh — Confiscation of his wives and property — My deliverer returns — I am again in the Saier 195-208