expeditionary force reported at, [255];
distance from to Kartoum, [255];
unlikely that rumours did not reach, [260].
Débris, Cairo, [205].
Decisions to be taken in event of rapid retreat, [298].
Defeat, Gordon fears, [20].
Delusions, feeding on, for months, [312].
Dem, explanation of defeat on the, [12].
Dervishes, two came in with Mahdi’s letter, [9];
letters sent back by them, [9];