IN THE ELEPHANT FOREST. 375 



evening, nor did we really expect them. Just 

 as a matter of form we packed up the next 

 morning, and sat down to wait. Shortly before 

 noon Leyeye and the Masai returned, bringing 

 with them two of the strange, shy, forest hunters. 



But by this time we had talked things over 

 thoroughly. The lure of the greater kudu was 

 regaining the strength it had lost by a long 

 series of disappointments. We had not time 

 left for both a thorough investigation of the 

 forests and a raid in the dry hills of the west 

 after kudu. Mavrouki said he knew of a place 

 where that animal ranged. So we had come to 

 a decision. 



We called the Masai and Wanderobo before 

 us. They squatted in a row, their spears planted 

 before them. We sat in canvas chairs. Leyeye 

 standing, translated. The affair was naturally of 

 the greatest deliberation. In the indirect African 

 manner we began our shauri. 



We asked one simple question at a time, deal- 

 ing with one simple phase of the subject. This 

 phase we treated from several different points of 

 view, in order to be absolutely certain that it 

 was understood. To these questions we re- 

 ceived replies in this manner : 



" Yes, " the Wanderobo told us," they knew the 



