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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 thev migfht wash and bathe in the cool waters 



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of the river. 



Nothing ever seems to damp the spirits of the 

 Swahili porter. Be his life ever so hard, his load 



