Chapter VIII: The Plagues of Egypt

Go into Half Mourning--"Child of the Fever"--The Arab M.D.--Arab Fondness for Relics--The Pest Spots of the World--The Dangers of Holy Shrines--Arrival of the Holy Body--The Faky's Grave--Arab Doctoring--Delights of Arab Surgery--The Pig and the Koran--Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs--The Arab Shields--Hints for carrying the Sword--Keenness of the Edge--Arab Swordsmanship--The Aggageers--Elephant-hunting with the Sword--Arab disabled by his own Sword--Maria Theresa--Great Failure--The Baboons and the Crocodile--The drowned Elephant--Game on the East Bank--Capabilities of the Soil--Tanning of Leather--Native Baskets and Matting--Bacheet is too attentive--"Oh Bacheet! you Ignoramus!"--Ferocity of the Seroot Fly--Cross the Atbara--The Impromptu Raft--Stalking Giraffes--Within Range--The First Rush of the Herd--The Retreat of the Giraffes--Death of the Giraffes--Passage of the River-- The Giraffe Sentry--A difficult Stalk--The Seroot Fly takes possession--Giraffe Steaks--A Hunt for the Tetel--Floating Meat across a River--Buoy for Men and Cargo--Scare the Crocodiles--The Lions devour the Giraffe--Arab Music--Arrange to cross the River.

CHAPTER IX.

FORM A RAFT WITH THE SPONGING BATH.

The Impromptu Ferry--Achmet is tempted by Satan--Mahomet's Relative absconds--End of the Rainy Season--The Seroot Fly disappears--The "Till"--Preparations for Fishing--"That was a Monster!"--The "Bayard"--Masara the Slave--Cross the Peninsula to Settite--Jungle Cooking--A miserable Night--Shoot badly--Fishing in the Atbara--A good Run--Another Monster--Bacheet lands him--The Baboons visit us--The Coor--Wild Vegetables--Death of Atalan Wat Said--Catch a Baggar--Fish-salting--The Arbour.

CHAPTER X.

A FEW NOTES AT EHETILLA.

Fire the Valley--Arrival of Birds--Seized by a Crocodile--Audacity of the Buzzard--The Abomination of Thorns--Boa Constrictor--The Baboons hunt for Berries--Masses of small Birds--Cunning of the Crocodile--Method of seizing its Prey--Horse-dealing--Arab Saddles and Bits--Arrive at Sherif el Ibrahim--Arrival at the Settite--Recall of Mahomet--Sheik Achmet Wat el Negur--Mansfield Parkyns--Advantages of a "Sweet Name"-- Elephants destroy the Crops--An Invitation to shoot--The Hippo challenges Bacheet--A good Shot--A Rush at the Carcase--Elephants at Night--Kill an Elephant.