338 IN THE GRIP OF THE NYIKA CHAP, xxvn 



The relief which I experienced on getting into 

 camp on the southern side of the Guaso Nyiro is 

 indescribable. I slept more peacefully that night than 

 I had done for the past fortnight, and I fervently 



"BUT FOR A TIMELY RESCUE IT IS PROBABLE THAT A CROCODILE WOULD 

 HAVE SEIZED HIM." 



hoped that the remainder of our journey would be 

 free from further accident or adventure. We were, 

 however, by no means yet out of the grip of the 

 nyika. 



