The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition. G. A. Henty

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       G. A. Henty

      The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664641335

Table of Contents

       PREFACE.

       ILLUSTRATIONS.

       THE DASH FOR KHARTOUM: A TALE OF THE NILE EXPEDITION.

       CHAPTER I

       MIXED!

       CHAPTER II.

       AT CHELTENHAM.

       CHAPTER III.

       GONE.

       CHAPTER IV.

       BACK AT SCHOOL.

       CHAPTER V.

       ENLISTED.

       CHAPTER VI.

       EGYPT.

       CHAPTER VII.

       EL-TEB.

       CHAPTER VIII

       TAMANIEB.

       CHAPTER IX.

       THE CAMEL CORPS.

       CHAPTER X.

       AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.

       CHAPTER XI.

       ABU KLEA

       CHAPTER XII.

       METEMMEH.

       CHAPTER XIII.

       ABU KRU.

       CHAPTER XIV.

       A SLAVE.

       CHAPTER XV.

       BAD NEWS.

       CHAPTER XVI.

       IN DISGUISE.

       CHAPTER XVII.

       A RUNAWAY SLAVE.

       CHAPTER XVIII.

       THE ZAREBA.

       CHAPTER XIX.

       A LONG SEARCH.

       CHAPTER XX.

       FOUND!

       CHAPTER XXI.

       HOME!

PREFACE.

       Table of Contents

      My dear Lads,

      The story of the Nile Expedition is so recent that no word of introduction is necessary to the historical portion of the tale. The moral, such as it is, of the story of the two lads brought up as brothers is—Never act in haste, for repentance is sure to follow. In this case great anxiety and unhappiness were caused through a lad acting as he believed for the best, but without consulting those who had every right to a voice in the matter. That all came right in the end in no way affects this excellent rule, for all might have gone wrong. We are often misled by a generous impulse, more often perhaps than by an evil one, but the consequences may be just as serious in the one case as the other. When in trouble you should always go freely to your best friends and natural advisers, and lay the case fully before them. It may be that, if the trouble has arisen from your own fault, you will have to bear their temporary displeasure, but this is a small thing in comparison with the permanent injury that may arise from acting on your own impulse. In most cases, cowardice lies at the bottom of concealment, and cowardice is of all vices the most contemptible; while the fear of the displeasure of a parent has ruined many a boy's life. Therefore, when you are in serious trouble always go to your best friend, your father, and lay the case frankly and honestly before him; for you may be sure that present displeasure and even punishment are but small things in comparison with the trouble that