1。Observetherulesatpresentexistingrespectingsentries。
　　2。Observetherulesatpresentexistingforcleanlinessofcamp。
　　3。Plantnegheelgrassonrampartsduringtherainyseason。
　　4。Cleanoutthefortditchonceeverymonth。
　　5。Eachcompanyoftroopsistocultivatecornandvegetablesatthecommencementoftherains。”6。Eachcompanytobeexercisedatmusketrydrillforonehourdaily。”7。Alltroopstobeexercisedatlight-infantrydrillforthreehoursonMondaysandFridays，uponwhichdaystherewillbenootherwork。”8。Thecorn-taxistoberegularlycollected，sothatthreemonths’
　　supplyshallbetheminimuminthecampgranaries。”9。Thebugletosoundthenightalarmonceeverymonth，toaccustomthementonightquarters。”10。Thetroopstooccupytheirstationsatgeneralquarters，accordingtopresentpractice。”11。BananaplantstobeintroduceduponeveryopportunityfromMagungo。”12。Coffee-berries[*]tobesowninnursery-beds，whenreceivedfromM’tese。
　　[*Footnote：Ihadwrittentohimforasupplyofcoffee-seed。”13。Theoldhutstobeclearedawayandreplacedbynew，constructedinlinessimilartothoseinthesouthcamp。”14。Noivorytobepurchasedinexchangeforcattle，butonlyinbarterforgoods。”15。NOSLAVESTOBEEITHERPURCHASEDORTAKEN。”16。Thebugletosound’Extinguishfires’at8p。m。”
　　Havinglefteverythinginperfectorderinthenewcentralterritory，I
　　wasreadytostartforGondokoroon20thMarch。
　　IhadbeentwoyearsandfivemonthswithoutanynewsorcommunicationwitheitherEgyptorEuropewhenthepostarrivedwithWat-el-Mek。About600copiesoftheTimeshadarrivedatonce。WehadbeenintroducedtotheTichbornecase；andofcoursehad，attheearlieststageofthetrial，concludedthattheclaimantwasArthurOrton。ThenewsthatisalmoststereotypedinEnglishnewspapersgaveusthestrikingincidentsofcivilization。Twoorthreewiveshadbeenbrutallyknockedaboutbytheirhusbands，whohadreceivedonlyaslightpunishment。Aprominentdivorcecase；afewIrishagrarianoutrages；atrialintheecclesiasticalcourtofarefractoryclergyman；thesmash-upofafewpubliccompanies，withtheprofitableimmunityofthedirectors；aladyburnttodeath；acollieryexplosion；severalhundredrailwayaccidents，whichinducedmetopreferwalking；theCommunistshadhalfdestroyedParis；republicanprincipleswerefastspreadingthroughEngland；theGladstoneministrywouldlastforever；somebabieshadbeenpoisoned，andthebaby-farmerhadbeenhanged；deceasedwife’ssistersweretomarrytheirdisconsolatebrothers；EnglandwastopayatributetoAmericaforthefreaksoftheAlabama；drunkennesswasontheincrease；ladiesweretobecomeourphysicians；&c。Iwasalmostafraidtoreturnhome；butasIhadsomefriendsandrelationsthatIwishedtoseeagain，Ileftmylittleparadise，Fatiko，andmarchedforGondokoro，accompaniedbymygoodnatives，ShooliandGimoro。
　　AftertheabsurdconductandthedefeatofTayibAghaatMoogi，Ifullyexpectedtohavetofightmywaythrough；butuponarrivalinthatdistrictthenativesknewme，andwewerenotmolested。TheyevensentmesixcowswhichhadbeenlostbyTayibAghaontheroadduringhisunluckymarch。
　　IhadtakenundermyespecialprotectionanumberofBariwomenandyounggirlswhomWat-el-MekandTayibAghahadpressedintotheirservicetocarryloadsduringtheirjourneyfromGondokorotoFatiko。
　　Therecanbenodoubtthatthesepoorcreaturesneverwouldhavebeenreturnedtotheircountry，hadInotdeliveredthem；butseeingtheirconditionupontheirarrivalatFatiko，Ihadorderedthemtoaccompanyme，andtoshowmethepositionoftheirhomesduringthemarch。
　　Onarrivalatthebroaddrybedofastreamabouttwodays’marchfromGondokoro，wehaltedbeneaththeshadeofalargetreeforbreakfast。
　　Thewomenandchildrennowapproached，andhesitatinglydeclaredthatthiswastheircountry，andtheirvillageswerenear。Theyevidentlydoubtedmysincerityinrestoringthem，whichhurtmeexceedingly。”Go，mygoodwomen，”Iexclaimed，”andwhenyouarriveatyourhomes，explaintoyourpeoplethatyouwerecapturedentirelyagainstmywill，andthatIamonlyhappytohavereleasedyou。”
　　Forafewmomentstheylookedaroundthem，ashardlybelievingthegoodnews。Inanotherinstant，asthetruthflashedacrosstheirdelightedminds，theyrusheduponmeinabody，andbeforeIhadtimeforself-defence，Ifoundmyselfinthearmsofanakedbeautywhokissedmealmosttosuffocation，andwithamostunpleasantembracelickedbothmyeyeswithhertongue。Thesentriescametomyassistance，togetherwiththeservants，whowithstoodthegratefulcrowd；otherwisebothmywifeandmyselfwouldhavebeensubjectedtothispainfulthanksgivingfromtheliberatedBariwomen。
　　Theirfreedomhavingbeenexplained，wegaveeachapresentofbeadsasarewardforthetroubletheyhadundergone，andtheywentawayrejoicing，upontheroadtotheirownhomes。
　　WearrivedatGondokoroon1stApril，1873，withouttheslightestdisturbanceduringthemarch。Thiswastheexactdayuponwhichmytermofservicewouldhaveexpired，accordingtomyoriginalagreementwiththeKhedive。
　　IhaltedthetroopsabouthalfamilefromGondokoro，toallowthemtochangetheirclothes，whenIobservedwiththetelescopesomeoftheEnglishmenapproaching。Severalofmywelcomecountrymenatlengtharrived。”WhereisMr。Higginbotham?”Iasked，asIwaseagertoseemychiefengineerandfriend。
　　Therewasaslightpausebeforethereply——”HEDIEDONTHELASTDAYOF
　　FEBRUARY！”
　　Iwasquiteoverpoweredwiththedreadfulnews！PoorHigginbotham！whohadbeenmyrighthandthroughouttheearlyportionoftheexpedition！
　　HewasamanwhosothoroughlyrepresentedthecharacterthatwelovetothinkistrulyEnglish，combiningallenergy，courage，andperseverance。
　　Hewasgone！
　　WemarchedintoGondokoro。Fourteenmonthshadmadeachangefortheworse。Ihadleftthestationwithaneatditchandearthwork；theenvironshadbeenclean。Itwasnowamassoffilth。Bonesandremnantsofoldclothes，thatwouldhavebeenafortunetoarag-and-boneshop，layscatteredinalldirections。Theditchwasfilledupwithsand，andthefallenbankwashedinbytheheavyrains，asithadneverbeencleansedduringmyabsence。
　　Thegunsfiredasalute；RaoufBeyandthetroopsappearedingoodhealth；andIwasshownintopoorHigginbotham’shouseonthecliffabovetheriver。
　　Abeautifulnewsteamerof108tons，builtofsteel，withtwinscrews，wasfloatingonthestream。ThiswastheworkofmyEnglishmen，whohadtakenaprideinturningoutthebestresultsthatMessrs。SamudaBrothersandMessrs。Penn&Co。couldproduce。
　　Iwentonboardtoinspectthenewvesseldirectlyafterbreakfast。Shehadbeenadmirablyconstructed，andbeingdevoidofpaddles，shewouldbeabletoglidethroughthenarrowchannelsoftheBahrGiraffelikeafish。
　　Althoughthestationwasdirtyandneglected，ImustdoRaoufBeyjusticeinacknowledgingthathehadpaidmuchattentiontothegardensontheislands，whichwereproducingsoabundantlythatthetroopsreceivedrationsofvegetablesdaily。
　　RaoufBeyhadalsoshowndetermination，andhadacceptedgreatresponsibilityinshootingasoldierfordesertionduringmyabsence。
　　ItappearedthatthereinforcementslatelyreceivedfromKhartoumweremerelyslavesthathadbeensoldtothegovernment，andhadrapidlybeentrainedforsoldiers。ManyofthesepeoplehadoriginallycomefromtheWhiteNile，thereforetheyweredisposedtodesertuponthefirstopportunity。
　　Aconsiderablenumberhaddeserted，withtheirarmsandammunition。TheyhadalsostolenRaoufBey’sgunsandriflesfromhishouse，andhadabscondedtoBelinian。RaoufBeyhadcalledupontheBeliniantogiveupthedeserters；buttheBeliniannativeshadonlyrepliedtothesummonsesbymakingnightlydemonstrationsofattackagainstthestationofGondokoro，whichhadrenderedsoundsleepimpossibleforthelastmonth。RaoufBeyhadaccordinglyinvadedBelinian，andhadfoughtapitchedbattle，inwhichthedeserterswhohadjoinedtheBarisfireduponthetroops。Twoofthemwerekilled。Onthisoccasion，theBarisbeingwellsuppliedwithmusketsandammunition，thetroopsofRaoufBeysufferedconsiderableloss。
　　IimmediatelysentforAllorron，whohadnowbecomeafaithfulsheikofthegovernment。Heconfessedallhissins，andofcourselaidthewholeblameuponAbouSaood，whohedeclaredhaddeceivedhim，andinstigatedhimagainstthegovernment。IdidnotwishforanyexplanationsuponthetruthofwhichIcouldnotrely。IthereforeorderedhimtogoatoncetoBelinian，andinformthenativesthat，unlesstheygaveupthedeserters，Ishouldpaythemavisitwiththe”redshirts，”whohadnowreturnedwithmefromFatiko。AtthesametimeIpromisedhimthreecowsifhesucceeded。
　　Inafewdayshereturnedwithtwodeserters。Thesemenweretriedbycourt-martial，andhavingbeenfoundguilty，theywereshotinthepresenceoftheregiment。
　　Orderanddisciplinewereatoncerestoredamongthetroops。
　　NowthatIhadreturnedwiththe”FortyThieves，”thenativesofBeliniannolongervisitedthecampatnight，butthecountryshortlybecamequietandpeaceful。
　　Wat-el-Mek，whohadaccompaniedmefromFatiko，returnedwithreinforcementsandaherdofcattletohisdistrict。IpartedwithregretwithmygoodmenShooliandGimoro，towhomIgavesomeusefulpresents。
　　On10thAprilIcommencedanewfortwithditchandearthworkaroundthemagazines，butthesandynatureofthesoilwillcausemuchtroubleduringtheheavyrains。
　　IorderedMr。Marcopolototakestock，togetherwithanEgyptianofficerFoadEffendi，ofeverythingthatremainedwithinthemagazine，andtotakeareceiptforhisstores。Thistaskoccupiednearlyamonth。