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As soon as they were beyond the lines, they thanked the officer and went off, at a pace native horses are capable of keeping up for hours. "Korti is a much pleasanter camp to stay in than Merawi," Gregory said. "It really looks a delightful place. It is quite evident that the Mahdists have never made a raid here." The camp stood on a high bank above the river.
The Khalifa seems, indeed, to have understood that the rise of the river increased his peril, for throughout July he continued to send orders to the Emir in Berber Yunes that he should advance into the Monassir district, harry such villages as existed, and obstruct the frequent reconnaissances from Merawi.
The steamers went no further than Merawi. The iron road stopped at Kerma. Why had they not followed up their success? Obviously because they feared the army that awaited them at Omdurman. At this the Khalifa took fresh courage, and in January 1897 he began to revolve schemes for taking the offensive and expelling the invaders from the Dongola province.
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