“Granted; but is it our fault?”
“No,” said the doctor firmly.
“Can we escape from them, Frank?”
There was no reply, and the professor repeated his question.
“I do not see how.”
“Neither do I, and if I did I wouldn’t try it now that we are so near the brave old lad we came to save.—Oh, here’s Ibrahim.”
“Your Excellency wanted me?” said the Sheikh.
“Yes. How far do you think we are now from Omdurman?”
“As far as I can make out, Excellency, by asking some of the camel-drivers, about four days’ journey.”
“Hah! That is getting near. But have you found out yet whether we are really going there or farther on to Khartoum?”