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explore these hills, as I was anxious to resume 
work at Tsavo as soon as possible; so after 
breakfast we packed up the zebra skin and 
began to retrace our steps through the jungle. 
It was an intensely hot day, and we were all 
‘“ WATCH THE ANIMALS COME DOWN TO DRINK.” 
very glad when at length we reached the home 
camp. 
Most of my little trips of this sort, however, were 
made in a northerly direction, towards the ever- 
interesting Athi or Sabaki rivers. After a long and 
tiring walk through the jungle what a pleasure it 
was to lie up in the friendly shelter of the rushes 
