[13] The steamer "Husseinyeh."
[14] One Egyptian piastre = 2-1/2d.
[15] Unfortunately, the jibba was too big and long for me, consequently I was unable to wear it at the time of my escape.
[16] By mere chance I had heard that the man's name was Taib Wad Haj Ali, and that he had once been in Omdurman with Nejumi.
[17] The Khalifa, being a Baggari, or cattle-owning Arab, frequently draws similes of this description.
[18] All true Moslems are buried facing Mecca.
[19] The term "Muslimani" is generally given to the descendants of "unbelievers;" is an opprobrious epithet, and is applied by the Mahdists to all so-called renegades.
Transcriber's Notes
Obvious errors of punctuation and diacritics repaired.