THE REDISCOVERED COUNTRY 8i 



"Ramadan can be postponed," he told us, "so that 

 it can be kept any other month." 



" How do you do that? " 



"By killing a camel," says Ali. 



"Are all the men keeping Ramadan?" we asked. 



"Only me." 



We haven't noted any defunct camels, so don't 

 know how they work it. Perhaps they consider their 

 credit good for one camel ; or perhaps, like white men, 

 they leave their religion outside a wild country. 



Four hours; lo^ miles; elevation, 3,900; morning, 68; 

 noon, 74; night, 68. 



August 7.— About two o'clock last night a tremen- 

 dous burst of talking broke out. This was strictly 

 against all discipline. When the Hght in bwana '5 tent 

 goes out all conversation is supposed to cease. This is 

 a necessary regulation, as otherwise somebody would 

 be talking all night long. It would not be the same 

 somebody; he would have finished and gone to sleep. 

 But by that time another fellow, who had been peace- 

 fully slumbering, would wake up, feel sociable, punch 

 the lire and his dearest chum, and start in for a good 

 comfortable shauri. The native has no regular hours 

 for eating and sleeping as we have. He goes on the 

 dog's system. 



Therefore, at breakfast, we started an inquiry. 

 M 'ganga was very apologetic and deprecatory. 



"I am very sorry," said M'ganga apologetically. 



