It was the last reconnaissance in strength before the evacuation of the eastern Soudan.
This also is no more irregular and accidental in the Soudan language than it is in gesture-language.
He was pleasantly received, and notes the fact as the first specimen of Soudan hospitality.
The evacuation of the Soudan, however, stood on a different footing.
Félix DuBois refers to it as serving him as his "charming and picturesque guide through the Soudan."
