XXVIII 

 A RESIDENCE AT JUJA 



A SHORT time later, at about the middle of the 

 rainy season, McMillan left for a little fishing 

 off Catalina Island. The latter is some fourteen 

 thousand miles of travel from Juja. Before leaving 

 on this flying trip, McMillan made us a gorgeous 

 offer. 



"If," said he,"you want to go it alone, you can go 

 out and use Juja as long as you please." 



This offer, or, rather, a portion of it, you may be 

 sure, we accepted promptly. McMillan wanted in 

 addition to leave us his servants; but to this we 

 would not agree. Memba Sasa and Mahomet were, 

 of course, members of our permanent staff. In 

 addition to them we picked up another house boy, 

 named Leyeye. He was a Masai. These proud 

 and aristocratic savages rarely condescend to take 

 service of any sort except as herders; but when they 

 do they prove to be unusually efficient and intelli- 

 gent. We had also a Somali cook, and six ordinary 

 bearers to do general labour. This small safari we 



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