CHAPTER X. 



ORDERED TO MBARARA IN ANKOLE. 



After my disappointment of the big elephant I had 

 to look forward to five good days' trek back to 

 headquarters; nor did I expect to meet with any 

 incident, as most of my journey lay through a more 

 or less frequented track. 



One or two of the camps I stayed at were quite 

 picturesque, and many an enjoyable hour's rest was 

 spent under the shade of the shivering, big banana 

 leaves, as the evening wind, springing up from 

 nowhere, gently rustled in and out, kissing their 

 lips, which appeared to make their very beings 

 sway with responsive thrills, while the setting sun 

 painted the most exquisite scenery, which carried 

 the imagination to serial flights rarely transgressed 

 by even the most extravagant of fairy dreams. I 

 look back at these evenings with many a longing 

 sigh. Was I not lonely ? Did I not long for the 

 delights of civilization ? Not during these superb 

 moments. Only to be left alone, to be allowed 

 to rest quietly after the heavy march, while the 

 impression weaved itself round one's very soul. 

 These are the moments that dwell in the memory 

 of the traveller for ever and aye, so that even when 



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