LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xiii 



" Nyumbu was most expert with the rod " 229 



" Bent almost to a right angle by the crocodile" 1 .... 232 



" An ingenious device made by some Wandorobo "... 233 



" Giving himself room to stand upright inside" .... 234 



" And then stepped cautiously forward " 236 



" A shauri under the shadow of the large Union Jack " . . 246 



" He does not hesitate to weave in some false hair " . . 248 



" Delighted with her success in bringing down the great beast " . 25 1 



"My Indian syce, Asa Ram" 272 



" I saw poor Aladdin lying there lifeless before me " . . . 273 



" She was placed in triumph on his back " . . . . 277 



"There was some competition for this task" . . . 278 



"A rocky ridge which formed a background to our boma " . .281 



"I saw here immense herds of camels" . . ... 285 



" These jars are made in various sizes " . .... . 286 



The cook's tent ... . . . . . . . ' . 294 



"The camels . . . appeared to enjoy crossing this desolate 



waste " . . . . . . . . . . . 307 



" The beautiful waters of Angara Sabuk " . . -. .316 



"Rushed eagerly into the cool flowing stream" . . . . 337 



" But for a timely rescue it is probable that a crocodile would 



have seized him " . 338 



" She laid the giraffe low with one merciful bullet "... 341 



"We reached the outskirts of the Meru country" . . . 345 



"Overlooking a village" 346 



" The howling army then . . . dispersed " . . . . . 347 



" Dominuki . . . sent us presents of cattle " .... 348 



" Decked out in all the finery of the Meru belles " . . . 351 



"Thularia . . . eventually appeared " . .... . . 353 



"A good supply of food-stuffs" . . . . . . . 354 



" A quaint-looking youth clothed in banana leaves " . . 358 



" A couple of young fowls . . . were perched on a donkey " . 360 



" To startle out of the long grass a reedbuck " . . . . 365 



" Or perhaps a steinbuck "........ 366 



" Or a shy little klipspringer "........ 367 



" The women wear beautifully-worked goatskins "... 368 



" I got the safari to line the rope " . . . . 369 



" We reached another river called the Mara " . . . .371 



