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plumped into his shoulder within a couple of inches 

 of the first, and over he rolled stone dead. 



What might have been a very unpleasant 

 experience was thus happily averted, and Mrs. B. 

 was highly delighted with her success in bringing 

 down the great beast and having a much prized 



"delighted with her success in bringing down the GKEAr liKASr. ■ 



rhino amongst her trophies — the only one she 

 secured throughout the expedition. The men cut 

 up and carried off the meat to camp, and we made 

 soup of his tail, which, after three days' stewing, 

 proved excellent. 



The next morning, as we continued on our 

 journey, we saw great herds of oryx and Grevy 



