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would have come to greet me. On my asking him to 

 arrange for water for my party he told me to go to — 

 well, there was no mistaking his meaning. I argued a 

 bit with him, and then he said he was bored and was 

 going. "Not so fast, my friend," said I ; "since you 

 ignore the ordinary rites of hospitality you can obey 

 orders." A couple of my party strolled in at this 

 juncture, so the Dinka said he would send his women 

 with water, but I insisted on his bringing me water 

 with his own hand. When next morning I paid him 

 he was quite jolly and friendly, and guided us on to 

 the right road. At Mayar's own village a message 

 came from the headman to apologise for not being 

 there to meet me. What a change in attitude ! When 

 the Sirdar had come to Wau this headman treated the 

 invitation to meet him with contumely. A small 

 patrol of one hundred men was held up outside his 

 village by the news that Mayar, surrounded by his 

 braves, awaited it ; and by the orders given the officer 

 in command, which were that, if fighting took place, 

 he would be held responsible for causing it. Why the 

 patrol was sent passes comprehension, if no risk — a 

 faint one, too — of fighting was to be run. 



I rationed my force, which I left to follow me, and, 

 accompanied by a Dinka who spoke a little Arabic, I 

 went to a pool named Gudluk about four miles away. 

 I hoped to shoot an eland, but there were none there. 

 I shot a roan with a head of 25 to 30 inches, but it 

 being smaller than those I had, I did not take it with 

 me. I was amused next day to find in Teleki's camp 

 the head of a similar antelope. It was about 16 inches 



