AsthesepeoplespokeArabic，Inowexplainedthewholeaffair，andassuredthemofmyrepeatedrefusaltoattackRionga，whenIhadbeenpressedtodosobothbyKamrasi，andbyhisson，KabbaRega。Therecouldbelittledoubtthat，hadIalliedwithhimagainstRionga，thebattleofMasindiwouldneverhavetakenplace；andthelivesofsomeofmybestmenwouldhavebeenspared。
IwouldnowdeposeKabbaRega，andappointRiongaasthevakeelorrepresentativeoftheEgyptiangovernment，providedhewouldswearallegiance。
IsentapresenttoRiongaofentirepiecesofTurkeyredcloth，bluetwill，andfourhandkerchiefs；atthesametimeIexplainedthatwewereveryhungry，andrequiredcattleandcorn。
Beforethemessengersreturned，Iinspectedthetroops，whomarchedroundthecampintheirbestscarletuniforms，tothesoundofthedrumsandbugles。ThisexhibitionappearedtocreatequiteanimpressiononRionga’speople，whowouldreportusfitforserviceontheirreturntotheirchief。
Thirtyofthemenweresufferingfromulceratedlegs，causedbythesharp，poisonousedgesofthehighgrass。