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were kept close at hand with the spare rifles in case 

 of need ; but, much to my relief, we were not troubled 

 with rhino on this occasion. It was. a rather weari- 

 some march, the monotony of which was broken by 

 the occasional glimpse of an animal as it dashed 

 from our view into the thick bush. Once, as we 



"BREAKFAST UNDER A SHADY TREE." 



approached a little open glade in silence, we spied 

 through the branches the form of a reddish-coloured 

 animal grazing in the midst of it, quite unconscious 

 of our approach. I signalled to the party to halt, 

 and we remained motionless while Mrs. B. stalked 

 and bowled over her first impala. 



As we had started with the dawn and had nothing 



