Whh Flashlii;-ht and Rifle 9^ 



But for all disadvantages there was ample compensation in 

 the wonderful opportunities one had lor observ^ation during 

 the daytime. In places where the receding water had 

 allow c-d fresh grass to spring uj), were deep holes tlug out 

 bv the natives to serve as hiding-places in which thc^y 

 crouched, and from which they took their toll with poisoned 

 arrows tVom the herds ot Q-nus and /t-bras C(jnu'nQr down 



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to drink. In th(; numerous holes thev had made; they 

 could conceal theiuscKes according to their need and the 

 direction of the wind, and thus they were able, working 

 together in small groups, to kill (;\c;n rhinoceroses by the 

 light of the moon. The whitenc^l skulls of these animals 

 shining in the sunshine near these holes as we passed 

 them during the da)' told their own story. 



Now, however, no Ndorobo, no iMk.nnba was to be 



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