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Page 69 - Go in." I went in and saw them. They said, " Did Wolseley tell you our orders ? " I said, " Yes." I said, " You will not guarantee future government of the Sudan, and you wish me to go up to evacuate now ? " They said, " Yes," and it was over, and I left at 8 PM for Calais.