CHAPTER XVI 



Marching and camping arrangements — My daily duties — The young wife 

 and the bundle of straws — A Dervish movement — The telepathy 

 between natives — The Dem Zubeir elephant hunter — Banda morals — ■ 

 White ants — The need of zeribas — Fertitaui fishermen — Scenes on 

 our way — The Kuru — A chance at a rhinoceros. 



My marching and camping engagements may be of 

 interest — even a guide. 



At 3 A.M. my servant brought me a cup of cocoa, 

 sugar, and a biscuit. The latter I put in my pocket. 

 Quarter of an hour later, the loads being made up, we 

 started. My orderly, guide (with my rifle, water- 

 bottle, &c.), and self went on ahead ; the rest came 

 along in their own time. At sunrise I divested myself 

 of extra clothing, which I deposited on the path for 

 one of the carriers to pick up, and assumed my helmet. 

 At 9 A.M. I halted, spread my furwa on the ground, 

 and with my helmet resting on the bridge of my nose, 

 went to sleep. At 1 1 A.M. my servant brought me tea 

 with sugar, an antelope steak or village chicken, and 

 some biscuits — I had eaten the one I had put in my 

 pocket. After breakfast I had my bath, if there was 

 water for it. I then slept, a blanket making capital 

 shade. At 3 P.M. I started again, to halt at 6 p.m. 

 My warmed-up dinner — the same as breakfast, with 



the addition of soup — was brought me a few minutes 



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