SEFARI LIFE 139 
to the other, each recognizing the day time as the time 
of nature’s truce. The swift have no need to flee, the fierce 
no wish to pursue. Each goes about his business till the 
evening. But when once darkness has fallen over the 
plain, at the first deep guttural roar of the lion, you can 
hear, though miles away, the tumult of retreat, into which 
that dreaded signal throws them. 
Be sure and make good use of those first, fresh hours, 
there are none others like them. To start early from camp, 
and to get back early, is a golden rule in Africa. Arrange 
your personal matters the night before. Leave nothing 
to be done at the last moment in the morning. He who 
is hunting round, then, perhaps in the semi-darkness, for 
cartridges, compass, knife, who calls to his tentboy to see 
that his saddle bags are in order, is almost sure to leave 
something important behind. Here let me suggest a plan 
to others, which I, a man with the poorest of memories 
have found to work admirably. Have your sefari clothes 
_made with large, and very numerous pockets, all of them 
covered with buttoning flaps. Let each indispensable 
thing have, and always keep, its own special pocket — 
compass, whistle, tobacco, and pipe, measuring tape, knife, 
matches, note-book — biscuits and chocolate, syringe and 
permanganate of potash, bandage, lint, and string, always 
carried in your saddle bags. Keep these indispensables 
there during the day. Leave them always there during 
the night. Put on your clothes in the morning, and there 
you are. ‘This saves the unforgivable on sefari, keeping 
others waiting, till temper is lost or strained. 
There are really a great many things to be seen to, 
before you start for the day, and the uncertain light of 
early morning is not a good time to see tothem. ‘There 
is, on the other hand, plenty of time in the evening. See 
to them then. 
A prompt start at or before sunrise has another 
