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of hours, and caught a small kinkin, and a barbel of 

 46 Ib. My attendant grabbed the line, and broke the 

 rod in gaffing the fish. 



November 30th. Spent the night without success 

 in the machan. Was troubled by mosquitoes, and 

 rather think that I was stalked by a leopard, which 

 visited the goat's peg after we had gone. Went after 

 Heuglin without success, losing a fair chance, and 

 getting close up to a female. Bagged four guinea-fowl 

 with eight shots. No sign of lion, so decided to move 

 on to Kituit. Repaired rod and spent rest of day in 

 packing. 



December 1st. Spent night in leopard-hole, without 

 success. Marched 12 miles or so up the Atbara to 

 Kituit. Lent a donkey to a Greek gentleman, whose 

 mule had died in the night. Conversed with him in 

 my scanty Italian. Was somewhat annoyed at his 

 disturbing the Kituit camping-ground by firing at 

 guinea-fowl, of course unconscious of offence. Missed 

 two guinea-fowl myself on the road. Numerous 

 marks of lion in the new ground, so made a zareba 

 hurriedly. 



December 2nd. Camp was twice visited in the night 

 by a leopard. Fortunately no damage. Strengthened 

 zareba first thing next morning, and also made a day 

 zareba for camels. Put up tents, and made camp 

 shipshape. Ground full of white ants. News of 



