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48 ARRIVE AT W ADY-H ALFA.

succeeding in our purposed expedition to Don-
gola, and only sought the means of retracing our
steps homewards.

Accordingly, having at length succeeded in pro-
curing four asses and a camel, we loaded them
with our baggage, and proceeded on foot to the
village called Mugraca, whence, without loss of
time, we again resumed our journey, and having
met with some cattle on our road, we arrived at
Wady-Halfa, by the second cataract, where we
found our boats. Here we took time to refresh
ourselves after our fatigues, and recover from our
fears and anxieties; here also we saw Hassan
Kashef, the elder brother of the monster who had
done all he could to throw obstacles in the way of
our journey. We related to him the improper
behaviour of his brother towards us, as also the
sorry trick which the camel-drivers had played
upon us. On hearing this, he pretended to be
greatly enraged against his brother, and promised
us to administer pitiless chastisement to the rascals
of guides, as soon as he fell in with them, for the
worthless conduct they had had the audacity to
show us; adding, at the same time, that he felt
his own honour affronted by it.

Mr. Banks was very anxious to make a new