CHAPTER Xi! 
A DAY ON THE NDUNGU ESCARPMENT 
IMMEDIATELY after breakfast camp was struck, 
and accompanied by a few of the Wa Kamba, we 
started off for the N’dungu Escarpment—a frown- 
ing ridge which runs for a great distance parallel to 
the Sabaki, some three or four miles from _ its 
northern bank. We had not gone very far before I 
caught sight of a fine water-buck and successfully 
bowled him over—a good omen for the day, which 
put us all in excellent spirits. Mabruki cut off 
several strips of the tough meat and impaled them 
on a sharp stick to dry in the sun as he went along. 
I warned him that he had better be careful that a 
lion did not scent the meat, as if it did it would be 
sure to follow up and kill him. Of course I did not 
mean this seriously; but Mabruki was a great 
glutton, and by no means courageous, so I wanted 
to frighten him. 
As we trudged along towards the hill, | heard a 
