Mesmerism in Nubia-An Arab Seer-Awkward disclosures Journey from Berber Effects of Extreme cold-Milanese Refugees in the desert- A camel lost An extraordinary day Arab merchants-Making up a small parcel-Rain in the desert-The mirage-First rate calculators- The Cataracts-Fogs-Keneh-A gang of convicts- Nile thieves-Domestic merchants-Shadoofs- Barrege-Cotton-boats on the Nile-The bazaars at Atfeh-Interior of a coffee shop-Villages on the banks of the Mahmoudieh Canal-Nile loco- KHARTOUM, AND THE BLUE AND WHITE NILES. CHAPTER I. Preparations for a start-Camel-riding-Our encampment-Partridges-Temple at Samneh-A jackall hunt-Eagles-Picturesque country - Alkaline hot springs. THE bargain for conveying us across the desert had already been struck, and we had arranged everything to start at day-break; but the camels had not arrived when it VOL. II. B |