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journey, however, from the Lorian we had another 

 mishap, which was caused by direct disregard 

 of instructions on the part of one of the porters. 

 When we arrived at the camp near whic> he 

 had wounded the elephant Gimlette sent a search- 

 party with Mabruki across the river to look for 

 the animal, and also crossed the river himself, 

 and hunted on the right bank. There was a 

 ford near the camp by which all crossed safely, 

 and the negroes were warned not to approach the 

 water at any other point. In the course of the 

 day, however, one of the porters, becoming thirsty, 

 disregarded the warning and went to the river 

 to drink. He did not actually enter the water, but 

 was lifting water with his hand to drink, when a 

 crocodile seized him and pulled him in. This 

 also appears to have been a small crocodile, as, 

 according to Abdu's account of the occurrence, 

 which was based on statements made by the 

 porters, the crocodile got on top of the man and 

 tried to drown him. The negroes, who saw 

 the occurrence, raised a hue and cry, frightened 

 the crocodile away, and effected a rescue. The 

 man had some severe flesh-wounds on his chest 

 and other parts of the body, but his limbs were 

 uninjured, and his injuries were, therefore, much 

 less serious than the injury sustained by the 

 Wakamba. The man was, however, a Kikuyu, 

 and was a poor-spirited and surly creature, 

 and caused us much trouble and anxiety. His 

 wounds were treated, and he was carried for some 

 days. When he had sufficiently recovered he 

 was told that he must walk, and was placed under 

 the charge of one of the Askaris. The man was 



