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have a goodly number of rupees to draw on 
their return to Mombasa. These generally dis- 
appear with wonderful rapidity, and when no more 
fun can be bought, they join another caravan 
and begin a new safari to the Great Lakes, or 
even beyond. Many a time have I watched. them 
‘““THE OLD CARAVAN ROAD WHICH CROSSED THE TSAVO AT A FORD.” 
trudging along the old caravan road which crossed 
the Tsavo at a ford about half a mile from the 
railway station: here a halt was always called, so 
that they might wash and bathe in the cool waters 
of the river. 
Nothing ever seems to damp the spirits of the 
Swahili porter. Be his life ever so hard, his load 
