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they want to come to ray camp and see me. 

 Moved to Dhorke. 



4th February, Sunday. — Heard lion calling 

 last night, but going off south from here; afraid 

 fire has sent him off. No tracks to-day. Hear 

 that Lord Delamere and party are expected here 

 day after to-morrow on their way to the Webi ; 

 they have come through Dholbanta. 



5th February. — No tracks. Went to look for 

 oryx on a bit of open two miles off ; saw tracks, 

 but no oryx. Baladier from Abyssinian camp 

 came in, is taking gafila to Berbera shortly ; sent 

 letters by him. 



6th, Tuesday. — Went for a stroll in momma- ? 

 met a man from Them, who said a lion had taken 

 a slieep from their haria at night; went at once 

 to get tracks before cattle were out. Found 

 track led iuto a thick bit about a mile off. 

 Tracks big male lion. Tracks of two lions lead- 

 ing out, followed till about 3 p.m. ; lost tracks in 

 big dense bit of jungle about one and a half miles 

 south-east of Thein. 



7th, Wednesday. — Heard that about two hours 

 after I left, lions killed a camel in the dense bit. 

 Went in morning, found tracks of big male lion, 



