the  Mudir.  The  list  was  an  immensely  long  one,
there  were  great  numbers  of  cows,  goats,  sheep,
money,  women,  and  all  sorts  of  things  in  it.  He  had
in  reality  only  given  the  Mudir  such  small  presents
as  all  the  people  did  in  a  friendly  way ;  now  and
then  some  vegetables,  or  fruit,  and  sometimes  a  jar
of  honey ;  or  if  Emin  stayed  a  day  or  two  in
passing  through  the  station,  a  goat  or  two.
Emin,  unlike  most  of  the  governors  in  Egyptian
employ,  made  it  a  rule,  during  the  whole  time  he  was
in  the  country,  never  to  take  a  valuable  present
from  any  one.  Every  person  I  spoke  to  in  the  Pro-
vince bore  witness  to  that  fact.  But  the  rebels,  being
unable  to  prove  any  of  the  accusations  they  had
brought  against  their  Mudir,  were  only  too  ready  to
try  and  get  any  handle  against  him  which  would
impose  on  the  people.
Kismullah,  too,  his  collector  and  prime  favourite,
turned  against  him  in  the  most  ungrateful  way.
Emin  had  been  kindness  itself  to  him,  and  had  done
everything  for  him.  From  all  sides  we  heard  that
officers  whom  Emin  had  most  trusted  were  going  over
to  the  rebels.
