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enemy whilst we were on the march, and I 

 "commandeered" her for the foxes, who were 

 placed in a small box in a bamboo orange crate 

 about two feet square in a corner of my tent, 

 where they seemed quite happy and comfort- 

 able, and not in the least frightened, staring at 

 me with their great, large, wondering eyes 

 whenever I went to look at them. The 

 feeding process was at first rather slow. The 

 goat had to be milked into one of the 

 men's tin canteen covers, and in this I 

 placed my hands for the little cubs to lick 

 the tips of my fingers, for which I afterwards 

 substituted pieces of bread, and in a very 

 short time they ate the bread and drank the 

 milk readily. I was now congratulating myself 

 that my duties as wet nurse were over, when 

 we got orders to march to the next zariba at 

 Handoub, some ten miles further on, and I 

 had to start at once with my company ; but 

 before doing so gave my servant the most 

 careful instructions as to bringing on the 

 foxes and goat with my baggage, which was 

 to follow. 



Some time after our arrival at Handoub my 

 servant and baggage-camel hove in sight. On 



