GLIMPSES OF EAST AFRICA AND ZANZIBAR 



the orderly. However, at last they all turned up, 

 bringing the skin and the meat, and two hoofs for 

 me which they carefully presented. Old Masharia 

 and some of the others spent the night outside our 

 tent, and had a huge feed of zebra meat. 



Next morning was dull and rainy, but while at 

 breakfast we were entertained by seeing a long pro- 

 cession of monkeys, baboons and others, all sizes, 

 and some carrying babies. On the opposite bank of 

 the ravine they passed along in hundreds, taking a 

 full half hour to do so, among them, too, were some 

 gazelle. Neither animals seemed to mind our pre- 

 sence, they stopped and inquisitively gazed at us, 

 then playfully ran after all the others and passed 

 on. We also saw some funny little burrowing 

 animals with lovely coats and no tails, I believe 

 they are a kind of rock rabbit. That day we 

 walked back into Naivasha, passing several Masai 

 kraals on our way — we were a dirty bedraggled 

 looking couple, but healthy to look upon ; and 

 after another night spent in the hotel, back by 

 train to Nairobi. Several of the porters came to 

 see us off, and old Masharia seemed quite sorry to 

 part with us, and to my disgust insisted on shaking 

 hands with me. Several said they would like to 

 go on another safari with us. I scattered a few 

 pennies as the train moved off, and they scrambled 

 after them like children. 



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