CHAPTER XIX.

MY FLIGHT.

I escape from the Town by Night--My Guides Zeki Belal and Mohammed--A Scare--130 Miles in 24 Hours--Our Camels break down--Hiding in the Gilif Mountains--Precautions against Surprise--Arrival of Fresh Camels--Our Journey to the Nile--The Crossing--Friendly Sheikhs--Narrow Escape from a Large Armed Party of Mahdists--Difficulties with my Guides--Hamed Garhosh the Amrabi--Out of Danger--Assuan at last--Congratulations and Welcome--Arrival in Cairo--Meeting with Old Friends 591