My wanderings in the Soudan

Cornelia Mary Speedy

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• Sudán

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 20
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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MY WANDERINGS IN
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ABY MRS. SPEEDY
HAMRAN ARABS
IN TWO VOLUMES—VOL. II.
LONDON
RICHARD BENTLEY & NEW BURLINGTONSON, ST.
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1884
All reserved.rightsPrinted R. R.by & Clark, Edinburgh.CONTENTS.
LETTER XVII.
" "— — — —Illumination Procession of henna Torch-Dancing Applause
— —Children's hands tied The entertainment closes
light parade up
— — —Discarded wife Arab ladies visit us Conversation back to
— — — —back Manchester cottons Bim Bashi The forlorn Scotchman
""— —Our laundress dried clothes We smooth them out.Rough
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Pages
LETTER XVIII.
— —Last letter from Kassala Waterless desert in Arab ladies atprospect
—— —home Visit to the Pasha's wife A curious Reservesuperstition
— — —in the Pasha's ofMohammed Grandpresence Birthday parade
— — —Bim Bashi Flirtation Awake all Madame's farewellagain night
visit 17-28
LETTER XIX.
""— — —Hard Robbers' The birsch villagemarching hiding-places
"— — —Zaid" A drome-exhibited asked for WadBrandyWeapons
— — — —Unac-Camel saddles Farrwahsdary My lady acquaintances
— —countable conduct Painful The waterless marchexplanation
" "— —The Kurbatch no real kindness . 29-43begins Leniencyvi CONTENTS.
LETTER XX.
— — —Water distributed Too tired to move A dies from the heat Wedog
— —meet a caravan of German at lastHospitality gentlemen Supper
— — —dies for"Shot" the Hammocks made thepointer dogs
" " — —Tukruri Comical We seeguide appearance Abyssinian
— — —mountains We reach the Settit Children shriek-! The youthful
— —chief The crowd Dinner is We to Hamza'sgazes— brought go
zareeba 44-60Pages
LETTER XXI.
— — —Illness A third —died Sword-hunters The Adog nursery menagerie
—zareeba—Camel men's enclosure—Our straw hut Noise made by
—birds—Fever bad Charlie's court—Our German friendstiny very
— — — —first visit We cross the river GenialAmusing greeting
— —Extreme kindness of the Herr Lohse Musical even-gentlemen
ings 61-78
LETTER XXII.
—Our friends have ! of —gone Difficulty animals totaking Europe
in TheBreaking descent—Herrelephants— steep Lohse's courage
—On the shore at last—The Boxesbaby hippos— made for them
—Goats taken for milk—Baths for DistrustStratagem—
awakened— at last— betweenCaptured camels—Slung Farewell—
" "—Auf wiedersehen We miss the concertina .
. . 79-95
LETTER XXIII.
—the time—After the rains ABeguiling good growl—Ahmed quite— —I remonstrate with himspoilt His seals hisimpudence fate—I
flatter that I Fearmyself of fire—triumph— Woke a lion's roarby
chained to bedstead——Dogs my Debus the wicket—guards My
ride—Theearly lovely pool— crocodile andMy pet hippo—Arabs
water their flocks—The daily The are coldstruggle— 10nights 96-1