During my stay at Tayf, I had five or six interviews with the

[p.77] Pasha; and the following extracts from my journal will show the

general result of what passed between us on those different occasions:--

Q. Sheikh Ibrahim, I hope you are well.

A. Perfectly well, and most happy to have the honour of seeing you

again.

Q. You have travelled much since I saw you at Cairo. How far did you

advance into the negro country?

To this question I replied, by giving a short account of my journey in

Nubia.

Q. Tell me, how are the Mamelouks at Dongola?

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