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IN AFRICA 



toons of liana and moss imparted an imposing scene 

 of vastness and tropical beauty. In such places the 

 ground was clean and springy to the footfall and 



Elephant Pits 



the impression of a splendid solitude was such as 

 one feels in a great deserted cathedral. At times 

 we crossed matted and snaky -looking little streams 

 that trickled through the decaying vegetation, 

 where the feet of countless elephants had worn deep 



