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Method of dispensing justice A lengthy trial Distortion of 

 evidence Paid by the page Judges' fees How regulated More 

 prisoners out of gaol than in it A Gilbertian system Result of the 

 trial An interesting but depressing relic A city of palaces that 

 was The cathedral and shrines Site of " Auto da fe " St. Zavier, 

 the Patron Saint Curious discrepancies The convent by the sea 

 An old story retold Abduction of a nun A modern Paladin An 

 unpleasant surprise The great festival of the Church Mummified 

 body of the Saint A sacrilegious souvenir hunter The glass coffin 

 Transfer to Poonah A bed of sedition Absence of sport Effect 

 of the war on India Surat my next station The " Cradle of India " 

 Battered forts and ruins The Nawabs and their descendants 

 An ancient Begum Opposing factions Pearl trade Origin and 

 present position German intrigues and aspirations The pearl 

 merchant The sorting and polishing processes A magnificent 

 specimen 151 



CHAPTER XXI 



Decide on a shooting trip to Somaliland Popular belief about its 

 inhabitants Erroneous ideas Diminishing game Collecting in- 

 formation Preparations for the expedition Initial difficulties 

 finally overcome Calling for volunteers Gungdya and Sabha 

 come forward A study in contrasts Stores and equipment My 

 battery Embark for Aden The voyage Its effect on the two 

 Bhils Explaining the compass Arrive at Aden Take passage to 

 Berbera Black beetles and noisy natives Collecting a " Kafila" 

 Purchase baggage camels Engaging an escort Supplies and pro- 

 visions A desolate land Drilling the escort Abdi, the headman 

 His multifarious duties The construction of zarebas A camp 

 in Somaliland described Engage two Shikaris Khaliffa and Nur 

 Projects and plans Unfriendly natives likely to be encountered 

 Confidence in Abdi Troubles with camel men Marching across a 

 waterless plain Somalis armed to the teeth Wild appearance of 

 these men Decorated murderers "Weapons used in warfare 

 Somali women Their dress and appearance Not held in much 

 account Often abandoned on the march . .... 161 



CHAPTER XXII 



An uninviting country Gazelles occasionally met with Early morning 

 marches The dik-dik antelope Large herds seen The klip- 

 springer Terrific heat The Nasiya or Shelter tree Eeach the 

 first water Lion-hand mountain The lesser koodoo Their appear- 

 ance and habits Extraordinary leaping powers Shoot a fine buck 

 Ascending the Golis Eange Haunt of the greater koodoo News 

 of an old bull A fruitless search Eeturning to camp A pleasant 

 surprise Sudden appearance of the bull A long shot Bagged A 

 splendid trophy The greater koodoo described We march en route 

 to Hargesa Wild wooded country Oryx, and hartebeest encoun- 

 tered Shooting for the pot Many mouths to feed The oryx, ap- 

 pearance and habits A herd of four hundred seen Wounded oryx 



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