^ Rhinoceros-hunting 



should never have heard of the Askari's shooting the 

 giraffe, for he had succeeded in terrorising all the men 

 into silence. 



Now we move onwards, following the rhinoceros-tracks 

 up the hill-slopes, where they are clearly marked, and in 

 among the steep ridges, until they elude us for a while 



AN ELAND BULL, THE LEADER OF A HERD WHICH AT THE MOMENT OF THIS 

 PHOTOGRAPH WAS IN CONCEALMENT BEHIND THE THORN-BUSHES. 



in the wilderness. Presendy we perceive not merely a 

 hollowed-out path wrought in the soft stone by the 

 tramplings of centuries, but also fresh traces of rhinoceroses 

 that must have been left this very day. We are in for a 

 first-rate hunt. 



We have reached the higher ranges of the hills and are 



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