(^hapU'i- III. 



lmiii(l;it(', l(';ii- n(), ;iii(l dcsli'oy cvcryt liiiii;- Ti])oii tlicir path, 

 and art' said to Ix- not inlìtMinciit in l>i;;ind;i. 



Tlic cli.in^cs of w t'.it lifi- ;nc, as a rul(\ sudden. In a few 

 niinntcs tlic skv, n|» till tlicn clear oi' searcely \-eiled with a 

 hi^'ht cloud, M-row's l>l;ick as niidnÌL;lit ;ind t hi-eateiiiiii;'. With 

 tM|U;d i;i|)i(lil \-, .-irti'i' ;i hriel* period of rain the hea\'V dark 

 clouds ;ire dis|M-lle:l 1)\- the hla/Jn^' sun. 



r.rn.DiNd A iiUT. 



The duration of the niai-ches was Iroin tlu'ce to six 

 houi-s. durini;' which pei'iod iVtMii 10 to IS nnles were cox'ei'ed. 

 The )»orters, as a lule, walk last ; in some pkices they nearly 

 run. The c;na\;iii usuallv st;irted with the dawn, ahout 5.'^() ; 

 ;ind sto]t|ted h\' midday so as to rest durniL;' the hot hours. 

 On the march the caravan coxered nearly hall" a kiloiuetre. 



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