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coarse wool, as I could not afford to have any of them 

 laid up with sore feet or illness ; and the day before 

 they were to start I had an inspection parade, at 

 which each man appeared in his new tog, equipped 

 for the road. 



B did the same with his followers, and we 



had our tents pitched, our horses and dogs picketed, 

 and our coolies, baggage-ponies, and bullocks ex- 

 amined, so that we might be certain that nothing 

 requisite was left behind, and everything in order. 



We had a large double tent for ourselves, whilst 

 en route, fitted with cuscus-grass tatties, a hill-tent 

 and a bachoba (a tent without pole) for jungle work, 

 two bell-tents for our people, and a large "shamiana* 

 or canvas screen, to sling between trees or fasten on 

 poles, so as to shelter our horses from the intense 

 heat of the midday sun. 



My stud consisted of two Arabs (first-rate horses 

 for cross country after hog), " Gooty," a Mahratta 

 shooting-pony, who could do everything but speak, 

 and an Australian mare, which I generally rode on 

 the march, and sometimes, when the road was good, 



drove in the cart. B had two horses and two 



ponies, and we had besides hired four baggage-tattoos 

 and four carriage-bullocks for our tents and baggage. 



My servants, who were almost all Mussulmen, 

 consisted of Yacoob Khan, my head man, "Five 

 Minutes," my cook, Hassan, a hooka-badar, Cassim 



