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twelve inches of my others. The Kavirondo gathered, 

 and I promised them the meat if they would stand for 

 photos in their village. They are very shy of the 

 camera. To this they agreed, but even as it was they 

 dove for blankets, skins, etc., before they would pose. 

 I do not think this indicated any sense of feeling naked, 

 but rather a vain desire to show off their wealth. In 

 the afternoon I again covered the little round but saw 

 nothing. In the meantime Cuninghame had struck 

 camp, and when I got in all was ready for the train. 

 At 8 :oo we started for Nairobi. 



Seven and three quarter miles; morning, 59; noon, 97; 

 night (?). 



