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pointing　out　that　every　available　soldier　might　be　wanted　at　any

moment　for　a　European　war；　withdrew　Lord　Wolseley　and　his　army

from　Egypt。　The　Russian　crisis　disappeared。　The　Mahdi　remained

supreme　lord　of　the　Sudan。



And　yet　it　was　not　with　the　Mahdi　that　the　future　lay。　Before　six

months　were　out；　in　the　plenitude　of　his　power；　he　died；　and　the

Khalifa　Abdullahi　reigned　in　his　stead。　The　future　lay　with　Major

Kitchener　and　his　Maxim…Nordenfeldt　guns。　Thirteen　years　later

the　Mahdi's　empire　was　abolished　forever　in　the　gigantic　hecatomb

of　Omdurman；　after　which　it　was　thought　proper　that　a　religious

ceremony　in　honour　of　General　Gordon　should　be　held　at　the　palace

at　Khartoum。　The　service　was　conducted　by　four　chaplainsof　the

Catholic；　Anglican；　Presbyterian；　and　Methodist　persuasionsand

concluded　with　a　performance　of　'Abide　with　Me'the　General's

favourite　hymnby　a　select　company　of　Sudanese　buglers。　Every

one　agreed　that　General　Gordon　had　been　avenged　at　last。　Who

could　doubt　it？　General　Gordon　himself；　possibly；　fluttering；　in

some　remote　Nirvana；　the　pages　of　a　phantasmal　Bible；　might　have

ventured　on　a　satirical　remark。　But　General　Gordon　had　always

been　a　contradictious　personeven　a　little　off　his　head；

perhaps；　though　a　hero；　and　besides；　he　was　no　longer　there　to

contradict。。。　At　any　rate；　it　had　all　ended　very　happilyin　a

glorious　slaughter　of　20；000　Arabs；　a　vast　addition　to　the

British　Empire；　and　a　step　in　the　Peerage　for　Sir　Evelyn　Baring。



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*　The　authenticity　of　the　Diary　contained　in　this　book　has　been

disputed；　notably　by　Mr。　J。　0。　P。　Bland　in　his　Li　Hung　Chang。

（Constable；　1917）









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