for which I had rewarded him handsomely in the instant, glad of that opportunity of confirming him in his duty.
This man we set off to Jibbel Idriss, as a stranger, with orders not to come to us till the third day; for we were well persuaded, whatever the end was to be, that our first reception would be a gracious one. Indeed we were all of us inclined to believe, that our suspicions of Fidele Shekh of Atbara, and of his intentions towards us, were rather the effects of the fear that Shekh Nile had infused into us, than any apprehension which we could reasonably form after so many promises; at the same time, it was agreed on all hands, that, life being at stake, we could not be too careful in providing means that could, if the worst happened, at the least diminish our risk.
