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The entire safari turned out, and we had that excellent 

 meat and trophy in a jiffy. 



Saw a steinbuck that thought itself hidden, crouched 

 flat to the ground, with its ears folded neatly forward 

 like those of a spaniel dog! That is a new one on me! 

 One of the porters (wandering idly from the camp in the 

 afternoon) reported to us that he had come across four 

 roan. We do not know whether or not this is true, but 

 if so, this country is being pretty good to us! 



Six hours ^ march; morning, 54; noon, 78; night, 64. 



August 13. — Out early after roan as reported by the 

 porter. I put in Harry Ross's lucky bullet, as this 

 beast ranks after the greater kudu, and with the sable, 

 as the finest trophy of African antelope, and the most 

 difficult to get. My only one burned. Sent M'ganga 

 and Soli to scout forward for water. 



About half -hour out saw a wild dog, and a little later 

 three roan bounded across our front and disappeared 

 before we could get a shot. While looking after them 

 I heard Memba Sasa snap his fingers and looked to see 

 a fourth, behind us, stopped and staring. I could just 

 see a piece of his forequarters between two trees, and 

 the rising sun was square behind him. However, 

 Harry's bullet was indeed lucky, and I hit in his fore- 

 shoulder. This was probably enough, but I took no 

 chances, and landed another quartering from behind as 

 he staggered forward. This brought him down, but Igave 

 him a third in the shoulder to hold him. Great triumph ! 



