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DURING the accomplishment of the mission with 

 which I was charged by the Minister of Public In- 

 struction, I travelled in Central Africa continuously 

 in wild countries, far from civilised regions, and often , 

 even, from districts inhabited by natives. I was thus 

 able to devote myself wholly to my ruling passion 

 the pursuit of big game ; and I had the good 

 fortune to be able to collect for the Paris Museum 

 specimens of large fauna, having on this occasion, as 

 on previous occasions, shot many animals. Naturally, 

 my occupation was not exempt from danger. So I 

 thought that readers who gave a good reception 

 to a work of mine published four years ago l would 

 like to return with me on a journey through the 

 African bush. On my latest journey I took care to 

 photograph the animals I killed, as well as the wild 

 haunts in which they lived, in order that illustrations 



1 Mes Grandes Chasses dans I'Afrique Centrale. Paris : Firmin 

 Didot et C ie - In 8vo. 1895. 



