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be found in ßordonlo attitude to slavery, he had for ex plo
compromised with the clove dealers, and he could be reduced
to a "soldier of fortunol honst and loyal to his employers. "
Hollowell's pamphlet wan a sober account of how Gordon had
disobeyed his instructions and no brought his fate upon
himself. It was occentially a defence of the Liberal
Government.
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The pro-Gordon party could hardly deny that there had
at least been some confusion over the way in which Gordon
interpreted his orders, but they hold that ho had been
morally right to remain in Khartoum instead of deserting
the loyal Arabs, and moreover they approved of his disregard
of the Government, since they agreed with him that Britain
ought to smash the Mahdi. It was therefore little use
appealing to Conservatives on the facto of Gordon9a
disobedience, since thin was the very thing they were
likely to applaud.
But the Gordon ent iuniaaapn among the public was short-
lived. According to Allen it had subsided by October 18859 and
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