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shot; but the bullet was placed a little too far back, and he 

 could still go a considerable distance. So far I had been 

 shooting well; now, pride had a fall. Immediately after 

 the shot a difficulty arose in the rear between the mule and 



Mr. Roosevelt with kob, shot at rhino camp 

 From a photograph by Kermil Roosevelt 



the shenzi sais; they parted company, and the mule joined 

 the shooting party in front, at a gallop. The bushbuck, 

 which had halted with its head down, started off and I 

 trotted after it, while the mule pursued an uncertain course 

 between us; and I don't know which it annoyed most. I 



