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Roseires, getting off at noon and arriving just before 

 dark. Captain P. very kindly put me up. 



June 15^. Paid off my donkey-men and shikaris, 

 and commenced packing, to return by donkey to 

 Singa, there being no news of the steamer. 



June lih. Nine donkeys turned up in the morning, 

 which was spent in auctioning my tents, fantasses, 

 and other superfluities, which sold better than I 

 expected. Got off at 3 p.m. and reached Magangani 

 by sunset. A. R. has been laid up all day, apparently 

 with a touch of dysentery. Saw a duiker and two 

 oribi. 



June llth. It rained heavily at dawn, and we did 

 not get off until about 9 a.m., when we marched to 

 Garif, halted for an hour, and went on to Bados. 

 Bagged a guinea-fowl, and saw three or four oribi. 

 A. R. professes to be dying, and has stopped all kinds 

 of work in consequence. 



June 18th. Heavy rain during the night, and we 

 did not get off until 8 a.m. Then marched to Suleil, 

 only 11 miles, but the donkeys did not turn up till 

 past 1 p.m. Three waterbuck crossed my path 

 within shot, including a moderate male. Was enter- 

 tained by Mr. H., and got off again at 3 p.m., reach- 

 ing Abu Zor at 7 p.m. Bagged two guinea-fowl en 

 route. A. R. still in extremis. 

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