Mosquitoes again; we had lost them during our long stay on the higher lands behind us.
_23rd September, 1867._--A fire had broken out the night after we left Hara, and the wind being strong, it got the upper hand, and swept away at once the whole of the temporary village of dry straw huts: Hamees lost all his beads, guns, powder, and cloth, except one bale.

The news came this morning, and prayers were at once offered for him with incense; some goods will also be sent, as a little incense was.

The prayer-book was held in the smoke of the incense while the responses were made.

These Arabs seem to be very religious in their way: the prayers were chiefly to Harasji, some relative of Mohamad.
_24th September, 1867._--Roused at 3 A.M.to be told that the next stage had no water, and we should be oppressed with the midday heat if we went now.

We were to go at 2 P.M.