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but always, quietly and unobtrusively, he returned 

 to where he could see me plainly. He considered 

 that our interview had terminated our official 

 relations, but he wanted to see the last of the bwana 

 with whom he had journeyed so far. 



One makes many acquaintances as one knocks 

 about the world; and once in a great many moons 

 one finds a friend — a man the mere fact of whose 

 existence one is glad to realize, whether one ever 

 sees him again or not. These are not many, and 

 they are of various degree. Among them I am glad 

 to number this fierce savage. He was efficient, self- 

 respecting, brave, staunch, and loyal with a great 

 loyalty. I do not think I can better end this book 

 than by this tribute to a man whose opportunities 

 were not many, but whose soul was great 



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