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galloped right past my butt. Then stalked up- 

 stream along the left bank, but saw literally nothing 

 except the two oribi of the previous day, and a dikdik. 

 In the evening went up to the cotton-fields where the 

 buffalo were reported, and found quite fresh tracks, 

 but too late to be of any use. Saw no other game 

 and decided to move camp. 



January 23rd. Went after guinea-fowl in early 

 morning, and bagged six, with three shots. Then 

 moved camp to Hagar ul Zuruk, prospecting left bank. 

 Saw no game but a sounder of wart-hog, and the 

 usual two oribi, which appear to be mother and child. 

 There was, however, plenty of fresh sign opposite 

 Hagar ul Zuruk, including a lion-track. The shikaris 

 went off to the bazaar in the afternoon, more or less 

 playing truant, and failing in an attempt to find a 

 suitable place for fishing, while I did a number of odd 

 jobs, including the repair of the pole of the big tent, 

 which had broken through a fall due to the fracture of 

 a chain, and linking up three chains. I also developed 

 a headache. 



January Ikih. The headache still continued, but 

 I was called before daybreak, and started at dawn 

 with M. and A. to look for the buffalo, my experience 

 having been that dawn is the right time for these 

 animals. After half a mile I saw tracks and drop- 

 pings that were still warm, and took up the trail. 



