ii8 IN THE GRIP OF THE NYIKA chap. 



and duiker. The safari also saw a lion which 

 frightened them considerably — especially Paul, the 

 cook, as it walked quite close to him for several 

 yards. At the moment we happened to be some 

 distance behind with all the rifles. As soon as we 

 heard the shouting we hurried up, but by this time 

 the lion had disappeared. We hunted for him 



"dropping it dead within a dozen yards of him." 



eagerly through the trees and bushes, but unfortu- 

 nately had no luck, although he must have been 

 hiding somewhere close by. 



The camp by the Athi Falls was a most 

 delightful one, as there is a charming stretch of 

 river here and the falls themselves are most beauti- 

 ful. The water takes a leap of some fifty feet sheer 



