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finding elephant. But the elephant are not 

 here now, so the Wanderobo will get part of the 

 present." 



That was certainly candid. After some further 

 talk we decided there was no help for it ; we 

 must return to camp for a new start. 



At this decision the Masai brightened. They 

 volunteered to set off early with Leyeye, to push 

 ahead of us rapidly, and to have the Wanderobo 

 in camp by the time we reached there. We 

 concealed somewhat cynical smiles, and agreed. 



The early start was made, but when we reached 

 camp we found, not the Wanderobo, but Leyeye 

 and the Masai huddled over a fire. This was 

 exasperating, but we could not say much. After 

 all, the whole matter was no right of ours, but a 

 manifestation of friendship on the part of Naio- 

 kotuku. In the early afternoon the sky cleared, 

 and the ambassadors departed, promising faith- 

 fully to be back before we slept. We spent the 

 day writing and in gazing at the vivid view of 

 the hillside, the forest, and the distant minia- 

 ture prospect before us. Finally we discovered 

 What made it in essence so strangely familiar. 

 In vividness and clarity even in the crudity of its 

 tones it was exactly like a coloured photograph ! 



Of course the savages did not return that 



