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March 4th  
[[left margin]] [[underlined]] S'ohag [[/underlined]] [[/left margin]]
Left Girgeh at 6a.m. with a good South wind until about 11 a.m. Made Atkhamin at about 12.30. Abdallah and I went to the town and found that there was no telegraph office in town all messages coming from Sohag about 5 miles farther down. So after a ramble in the country with Abdallah (who got lost) we up stakes and made for Sohag where we are to spend the night. The reis's reason [[insertion]] given [[/insertion]] being no good landing farther down and he wanted to clear up the wash which had been lying around loose for several days - the real reason was that he had friends here that he wished to and did see.  
A boy called with a message from Joe forwarded by Dowie which the boy had carried to Atkhamin and back saying that Joe was to come to Abaydos next Tuesday So it was as well that we started on and made so much headway towards Cairo although we miss the Lainter man very much. The reis says God willing we start early and have a south wind tomorrow and reach Tahtah our next stop. Ordered mail to be held Cairo.