Khartoum, and the Blue and White Niles, Vol. 2 (of 2)

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 wanted but an hour of noon, and then there was the process of loading to accomplish.