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but the morning passed without my seeing any 

 koodoo within reasonable distance, though A. saw 

 five does in much the same place as yesterday. 

 Keturned to camp at midday as usual, but went 

 back to the meshra for the afternoon, where we saw 

 nothing at all. M. says that five doe koodoo drank 

 at the meshra above. 



February 24:th. Returned to the meshra at 5 a.m., 

 and was sorry to see that a large herd of koodoo had 

 drunk there during the night. Nevertheless, I still 

 decided to sit over the meshra, and sent M. and A. 

 to watch on the cliff, as I was not satisfied that M. 

 was to be trusted to watch the meshra. After half an 

 hour I changed my mind and climbed on to the cliff, 

 most unluckily leaving my field-glasses behind. At 

 the top I found A. in a state of great excitement, 

 with the news that the herd, including the big koodoo, 

 was in sight. I accompanied him for a short distance 

 and saw the herd, but could make out no horns 

 without the field-glasses, so sent M. to fetch them. 

 He was away a most unconscionable time, during 

 which the herd moved about more than I liked, and 

 at last I went to look for him, finding him on the top 

 of the cliff . I took the glasses and easily made out the 

 big bull, but almost immediately the herd took alarm, 

 bunched together and made a bolt away from us. 

 I am very much afraid that they saw me or M., 

 and greatly regret the absence of the glasses. Having 



