the two nuns from Omdurman to Cairo. I agree to take
care of them on the journey, and to do all in my power to bring
them here and to give them every satisfaction. As a reward and to
recompense me for the expenses which I shall incur between Omdurman
and Cairo, Monsignor Sogaro has agreed to give me:--

"1. All the goods to the value of L100 now in possession of Sheikh
Abdel Hadi at Korosko.

"2. L20 in advance before leaving Cairo.

"3. On my return from Omdurman with Father Ohrwalder and the two
nuns, a sum of L300, _i.e._ L100 for each person.

"This is the agreement between me and Monsignor Sogaro, and I have
made it of my own free will and accord, and have been in no way
forced to do so by any one. Monsignor Sogaro and myself signed this
agreement, and Wingate Bey, Assistant Adjutant-General,
Intelligence, stands as a witness. This agreement will be kept in
the War Office until I return from Omdurman with the three persons
above-named, and I shall be dealt with in accordance with its
contents.[U]

"Signed, AHMED HASSAN EL ABBADI,
"of Sayala, Frontier Mudirieh.
"LEON HENRIOT (for Monsignor Sogaro).
"Cairo, 9th July, 1891."

Below is written in English:--

"This is a private agreement between Monsignor Sogaro and Ahmed
Hassan el Abbadi, who leaves Cairo for Omdurman on Friday, the 20th
July, 1891, and will attempt to bring Father Ohrwalder to Egypt.

"Witnessed by me, F. R. WINGATE,
"Kaimakam,
"A. A.-G., Intelligence, Egyptian Army.
"War Office,
"9th July, 1891."

I was, of course, intensely anxious to hear what had occurred in
Omdurman after our departure. I thought that our flight would have
remained undiscovered that night, the following day, and possibly the
following night; but it was not so. Early in the morning on the 30th of
November our absence was discovered by some women who had been standing
before the door of my house. They had seen us and were surprised,
because we did not usually leave the house after sunset.

The idea of flight did not probably at once occur to them, but their
suspicions were aroused. Early in the morning they had knocked at my
door, and receiving no answer, related what they had seen to my
neighbour's slave, who in turn informed her