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alone, had himself killed over a dozen elephants 

 in one season. I remember him saying, when we 

 discussed the comparative danger of various 

 animals, that as far as an elephant was concerned, 

 he would walk up and shoot him as he would a 

 great pig, and think no more about it, but that 

 for a lion he had very great respect. This remark 

 shows the confidence he had acquired, for it is 

 well known that an elephant can be extremely 

 dangerous. Two days we waited for Rensberg, 

 who was coming in with the dead man's belongings, 

 and each night we heard the lions, some of them 

 even continuing roaring well after sunrise. 



The death of Sinclair involved alterations in 

 our plans. West and Johnson, capital fellows 

 both, were out near Libebe watching the lower 

 part of the river ; we had met at Schuckmansberg 

 in October when they first went out. Lewis and 

 myself were to have worked right ahead of Sinclair 

 in order to find out what was going on around 

 Kuringkuru, the headquarters of such German 

 force as was on the river. Now, the Quito end 

 and the more advanced part that required watching 

 in case either Germans or rebels tried to get across 

 into Rhodesia had been left open by Sinclair's 

 death and Rensberg's return, and it was necessary 

 for us to hurry there and fill the gap in the screen 

 of scouts. 



We needed a few carriers, and when these were 

 obtained, Lewis and I hurried off to Libebe to look 

 for Johnson and West. The previous wet season 

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