-^ Velt Conflagrations 



but quite an ordinary occurrence, from which much yood 

 is to be got. 



The mammals of the velt flee hurriedly from the 

 flames, to come back after a short while to the same 



ONE OF MY GUIDES, WHO HAD A WEAKNESS FOR 

 EMBELLISHIN(i HIS COUNTENANCE WITH PAINT 



spot, where they find fresh-springing grass, or they burrow 

 in the ground, and let the flames pass harmlessly over 

 them. 



It was with the greatest interest that I observed how 

 this African animal world, like Mephistopheles, looked 



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