AN EXTINCT VOLCANO 



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Notwithstanding the mosquito-nets which covered 

 our beds, we spent a sleepless night, partly owing 

 to the excitement of finding ourselves at length on 

 the eve of our first day's shooting, exactly ten days 

 after leaving the coast, and nearly two months' in- 



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cessant travelling from St. Petersburg! If there was 

 any justice in the world, surely the time had come 

 for our reward. Next morning Littledale and I 

 were up at three, ready for a start. The clouds had 

 disappeared, and a clear sky promised a fine day. 

 My companion, with Silly and one of the caravan 



