CONTENTS. xi 



the morning nap Silver's vulcanite pad Backsheesh Our protectors 

 The dying hippo Disturbance over the spoil Arab method of 

 preserving meat Great increase of temperature Superstition about 

 rhinoceros' horn A sudden call to arms Result of playing with 

 edge-tools Giraffes ' at home ' Voracious companions An old 

 friend PAGE IOO 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Abdullah returns to his master The African buffalo Bringing home a 

 lively companion Lions abound here The Kassala post The 

 smooth-bore does its duty Unpleasant society Uncle Sam's invita- 

 tion is refused Our hunters' superstitions Ostriches' eggs Sanitary 

 measures How to catch a rhinoceros Plenty of game Extraor- 

 dinary flight of small birds The dead hippo Study of native habits 

 Essafi's delicate attention Coke's first lion adventure A narrow 

 escape Uncle Sam's idea of safety . . . . . .121 



CHAPTER IX. 



Gumming is attacked by a maariff Is wounded in the thigh Arabs try to 

 entertain him Arab method of wrestling Emanuel to the front 

 Crocodiles' eggs Cunning of the elephant Great sympathy of our 

 neighbours Various birds The Aboo Goumba Marabou storks 

 Albert and Essafi have a row Its cause and consequences Albert 

 receives a lecture Respective merits of our staff Uncle Sam gives 

 proof of his courage 'Inshallah' Soreness of horses' backs The 

 great separation is arranged Hamet's idea of a handsome cos- 

 tume ........... 138 



CHAPTER X. 



A sorrowful parting Our immediate neighbours Mek Nimmur The 

 Base How they live The Arabs' fear of them Essafi's idea of plenty 

 of water A giant tree Home of the bees How their honey is taken 

 Sentenced to death The old soldier's donkey My first lion Two 

 shots are heard Essafi's alarm The explanation Native language 

 We enter Abyssinia Our Arabs object to come with us Essafi's en- 

 counter with a wounded maariff Music of the night Waiting upon a 

 lion Albert and the Italian oculist A lesson in surgery . .156 



