TherewasonlyonesteppracticableiftheimprovementofAfricaweretobeattempted。Egyptwastheonlycountrythatcouldformagovernmentbytheextensionofherfrontiertotheequator。Thiswouldinsurethesafetyoffuturetravellerswherehithertothelifeofanindividualhadnoguarantee。
Thisannexationisnoweffected，andourrelationswiththeKhediveassureusthattheheartofAfricawillbethrownopentothecivilizinginfluenceoftheNorth。
WhentherailwayshallbecompletedfromCairotoKhartoum，therewillbedirectcommunicationbyrailandriver。Countriesthatareeminentlyadaptedforthecultivationofcotton，coffee，sugar，andothertropicalproductionswillbebroughtwithintheinfluenceofthecommercialworld，andthenatives，nolongerkidnappedandtornfromtheirhomes，willfeelthebenefitsofindustry，astheynowfeeltheblessingsofprotection。
Itiswellknownthatthegreatestdifficultieslieinthefirstfootstepsofagreatenterprise；butthosedifficultiesareovercome，andpatienceandperseverancewillatlengthperfectthegoodwork。TheimpressionofcivilizationmustbegraduallyandslowlyengraveduponCentralAfrica，andthosewhoworkinthisapparentlyhopelessundertakingmustnotbeappalledbythedifficultiesofthetask。
InthesharethatIhavetakenduringnineyearspassedinAfrica，I