LEFEBVRE CARTS UNHARNESSED 42 LOADING OUR CONVOY 43 LIEUTENANT BLUZET 45 CROSSING A MARIGOT 46 WE ALL HAVE TO RUSH TO THE RESCUE 47 OUR TETHERED MULES 48 DOCTOR TABURET 51 ARRIVAL AT KOLIKORO 53 BANKS OF THE RIVER AT KOLIKORO 55 REPAIRING THE ‘AUBE’ 58 TIGHTENING THE BOLTS OF THE ‘DAVOUST’ 59 PROCESSION OF BOYS AFTER CIRCUMCISION 59 THE SACRED BAOBAB OF KOLIKORO 61 THE FLEET OF MY EXPEDITION 63 DIGUI AND THE COOLIES OF THE ‘JULES DAVOUST’ 65 MADEMBA 67 YAKARÉ 70 LARGE NIGER CANOES 72 THE TOMB OF HAMET BECKAY AT SAREDINA 76 SARAFÉRÉ 77 A MOSQUE AT TIMBUKTU 83 FATHER HACQUART 85 WE LEAVE KABARA 91 AT TIMBUKTU 92 DROVE OF OXEN 93 THE ‘AUBE’ AND HER CREW 95 INTERVIEW WITH ALUATTA 108 A LITTLE SLAVE GIRL OF RHERGO 109 TUAREGS AND SHERIFFS AT RHERGO 110 OUR PALAVER AT RHERGO 111 ARRIVAL AT THE VILLAGE OF RHERGO 113 TRADERS AT RHERGO 115 SO-CALLED SHERIFFS OF RHERGO 116 THE ‘DAVOUST’ AT ANCHOR OFF RHERGO 117 POLITICAL ANXIETIES 119 SAKHAUI’S ENVOYS 124 OUR COOLIES’ CAMP AT ZARHOI 127 OUR BICYCLE SUZANNE AMONGST THE TUAREGS 132 OUR PALAVER AT SAKHIB’S CAMP 133 THE VILLAGE OF GUNGI 135 OUR PEOPLE SHELLING OUR RICE AT GUNGI 137