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some sheep and goats from the Rendile, and as 

 they resented this, they kept back the camels hoping 

 that I would come in quest of them, punish Karogi, 

 and return the sheep. However, the rascal managed 

 to square the matter with them somehow, and they 

 released the camels before the Headman got to 

 Nayssoe. 



Munyakai's account seemed to show that the 

 askari and guide whom I had sent back from Kavai 

 had never gone to Nayssoe at all, as they had 

 brought the false report that the camels had left 

 Nayssoe soon after ourselves. 



There was not much sleep for any of us during 

 the remainder of this night, as a terrific storm of 

 wind, rain, thunder and lightning now came on and 

 lasted until morning. These tropical storms are 

 very different from those we have at home, and 

 come on with most startling suddenness. All at 

 once a fierce blast of wind strikes the tents, nearly 

 knocking them over. Then the heavens are lighted 

 up almost continuously by flash after flash of blind- 

 ing lightning, while the roar and crash of the thunder 

 are deafening, and the rain comes down in sheets. 

 The storm was so bad that the camels were unable 

 to travel, but one of the camel men came in and 

 said they would follow us to the next camp and 

 we need not wait for them. It was not until about 

 nine o'clock in the morning that this heavy rain 



