eversaw。ItisliketheMidwayattheFair。Iwanthertohavesomefunoutofthis。ShehasbeensounselfishandfineallthroughandIhopeIcanmaketherestoftheadventuretoherliking——ItissuretobeforafterDelagoaBayitisallrealAfricanottheshoddy\"colonial\"shopkeepers\'paradisethatwehavehere。AndwearegoingtostopoffatZanzibarforsometimewherewehaveletterstoeverybodyandwhereCecilistodrawtheSultanandIamtoplayhimthe\"TypicalTuneofZanzibar。\"Youwillseebyourroutethatwespendtwodaysoradayatmanyplacesandsoshallgetagoodideaofthecountry。TheKonigisa5，000tonshipandwehavetwocabins——FromPortSaidwewillrunuptoCairotogetadinnerandthenovertoConstantinopletoseeLloydGriscomandthecitywhichCecilhasnevervisited。ThentoParisbywayoftheOrientExpress。ThenLondonandbackwithCharleytoAix。Ifeelsurethatonemorecoursetherewillcuremylegforalways。AsitisithasnottouchedmeonceevenduringthecampaignwhenIwaswetandhadtoclimbhills，andatLadysmith，whereIhadnofoodforaweek。Ofcourse，ifwegettiredonthewayupwemaygostraightonfromPortSaidtoMarseillesandsotoLondon。ItseemsfunnytolookuponPortSaidasbeingathome，butfromthisdistanceitseemsasnearNewYorkasBoston——YouwillgetthiswhenwereachZanzibarorlaterandwewillcablewhenwecan。
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ItwassaidatthetimethatRichardlefttheBritishforcesbecausethecensorswouldnotpermithimtosendoutthetruthaboutBuller\'sadvance，andthattheEnglishofficialsresentedhisgoingtoreportthewarfromtheBoerside。Thefirststatementmybrotherflatlydenied，andthefactthatitwasthroughthedirectinterventionofSirAlfredMilner，assistedbytheeffortsofourconsulAdelbertS。HayatPretoria，thatRichardwasenabledtoreachtheBoercapitalseemstoprovethelatterchargeequallyfalse。Althoughthroughoutthewarmybrother\'ssympathieswerewiththeBoers，andinspiteofthefactthatthepapersherepresentedwantedhimtoreportthewarfromtheBoerside，hepersistedingoingatfirstwiththeBritishforces。Hisreasonswerethathewishedtoseeagreatarmy，withallmodernequipmentinaction，andthatpracticallyallofhisEnglishfriendswerewiththeBritisharmy。\"Myonlyreasonforleavingit\"，hewrote，\"wasthefactthatIfoundmyselffacingamonthofidleness。HadGeneralBullercontinuedhisadvanceimmediatelyafterhisreliefofLadysmithIwouldhavegonewithhiscolumnandwouldprobablyhaveneverseenaBoer，exceptaBoerprisoner。\"
RoyalHotel，Durban，Natal。
April5th，1900。