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most remarkable habitat. Shot a zebra up the moun- 

 tain at 237 yards, and a buck and doe impalla at close 

 range in bush, first missing a doe. 



Returned to camp to find Sendeu and his court just 

 arrived. Drink has made him very flabby and puffy 

 since we saw him last. I greeted him with cordiality, 

 but to my surprise found him surly, taciturn, and un- 

 friendly. To our questions as to trails, guides, etc., 

 he replied that there was no trail, he had no guides. 

 He said barefacedly that he did not remember us; he 

 had no milk, no sheep. Between whiles he stared at 

 the ground. His beautiful warriors were plainly un- 

 easy. 



"Very well," I said at last, "the bwana m'kubwa has 

 many presents for those that help him. He is sorry 

 you cannot help him. But he is generous, nevertheless; 

 take this knife. Good-bye." 



They filed out sullenly. Later we tried through 

 some of our men to get information from underlings, 

 but without success, except that we learned that two 

 Masai from the German side were at that moment in 

 another manyatta and about to return! Why this 

 change of front we could not at that time make out.* 



The situation was rather a facer, for we had relied 

 absolutely on Sendeu to get through this difficult 



* On our return to Nairobi we were told by Vanderweyer that a certain 

 Englishman and an Italian baron had procured guides from Sendeu. These 

 sportsmen procured lion, elephant, and buffalo within two weeks and came 

 out; but as they alleged some cause of complaint against the guides they 



