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yellow, long-legged animal with pointed ears. On hastening 

 back to the other gentlemen, I found that Hoyos had been 

 so- lucky as to shoot a fairly large she-wolf of the African 

 species (Canis lupaster). 



On driving the garden again with the help of some natives, 

 another wolf was started. I heard it rustling through the 

 bushes, and my jager even saw it, but unfortunately the sly 

 brute slipped over the wall without being fired at. A couple 

 of Woodcock were also seen, but not within shot; some Cranes, 

 too, passed high overhead, and the dense foliage, of the orange- 

 trees was enlivened by a variety of birds. 



After this short but very successful beat we left the garden 

 and started for home. The sun had set, the shadows were 

 deepening, twilight was coining on, and as the road along 

 the top of the high narrow embankment, which was dangerous 

 enough by day, did not seem at all suitable for driving on at 

 night, we determined to leave the cultivated country traversed 

 by the canal and strike straight across the desert. At first 

 all went well, but the horses soon exhausted their strength 

 and could only drag the heavy vehicles through the deep sand 

 at a slow walk. The desert, too, began to get somewhat 

 uneven, and as it would have taken us several hours to get to 

 Cairo in this fashion, we made our way back to the arable 

 ground with the help of some torch-bearers. 



As we passed by the gardens of the Kubbeh Palace, bats 

 were flitting round the rustling palms and thick sycamores, 

 and from the shrubs and fruit-laden orange-groves rose most 

 delicious perfumes the intoxicating aromas of Eastern vege- 

 tation. Countless stars gemmed the heavens, and the soft 

 deh'cious air had the effect of enchantment on us poor 

 Europeans. It was a true African night in its full splendour; 

 and one must experience the winning magic of these blest 

 lands before one can understand their indescribable charms, 

 their infinite powers of fascination, and the yearning for them 



