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and information. And, that this method of going 

 to work should be thoroughly successful, the task 

 must be taken to heart as in the case of an ardent, 

 patient hunter, to whom time and difficulty are 

 nothing provided he attains his ends ; I may say, 

 even, that it is necessary, like myself, to be almost of 

 the profession of hunter, and to neglect nothing which 

 may contribute to success. I have tried native dogs, 



CROCODILE SKULL (2 F 3'). 



but it will be seen in the course of my narrative that 

 I have not succeeded with them. That is owinff. I 



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believe, to the fact that the breed is not the same as 

 that of South Africa. Besides, had I found good 

 sporting dogs, the tsetse-fly, I think, would have been 

 fatal to them. 



Having gained the experience that the night-watch, 

 dangerous though it is, was the only way to possess 

 certain animals, I have not hesitated to sacrifice my 

 sleep, and each year I have passed nearly forty nights 



