CHAPTER XVI 



ACROSS COUNTRY TO THE GUASO NYIRO 



AT the Junction I had a serious talk with B., 

 and strongly advised him, as he was not in very 

 good health, to return to civilization. Mrs. B., 

 too, was anxious about him and thought it would 

 be wiser to go back, but he insisted that he felt 

 much better, and would soon be quite fit again. 

 He was most eager to come on, as so far he had 

 had rather a poor time, and wished very much to 

 get some more shooting and see something of 

 the new country before turning back to Nairobi. 

 I, of course, could only advise in any case, so I 

 somewhat reluctantly consented to his accompany- 

 ing me further on my journey. 



The Guaso Nyiro flows to the north at the 

 Junction, and continues in this direction for about 

 thirty miles, when it takes a sharp bend and bears 

 round in a great sweep towards the south-east, 

 finally striking off to the east, in which direction it 



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