GLIMPSES OF EAST AFRICA AND ZANZIBAR 



finally had to give it up, and return. We now think 

 they must have taken cover in a wood. It was an- 

 noying having to return without either animal. The 

 climb down the escarpment proved worse than the 

 mounting up ; I got blisters on my heels, and my hus- 

 band was very tired indeed, and sick at heart. That 

 evening, when about to get into my bath, I found 

 my clothes and legs covered with sia f u ants ; I hur- 

 riedly got into the hot water, and dressed in the 

 tent most carefully afterwards, as they bite terrifi- 

 cally. 



At five o'clock next morning we were up, and 

 soon climbing the escarpment of the plateau above, 

 by another route, then, after walking one and a half 

 hours to where we had lost the rhino the day be- 

 fore, we saw one feeding not far from some trees 

 in front of us. My husband went on, and we heard 

 two shots and saw the creature make for cover. 

 We thought he might have come over our hill, but 

 happily he did not. 



After waiting some time and hearing nothing, I 

 stationed my Kikuyu on different rises commanding 

 the country, and we waited nearly two hours till we 

 heard two shots and then a single one. I told the 

 orderly to go and see if he could find them, but he 

 refused, being afraid ; I was so angry that I jumped 

 up and seizing my rifle said, " You afraid 1 then I, a 

 woman, will," and stumped off towards, and round 

 the wood, being followed meekly by Moses and the 



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