Diary. 79 



much of a hurry ; followed him up but could not 

 come near him again. Camels left camp at 2 

 o'clock and marched till 4.45. 



21st March, Wednesday. — A little luck to-day. 

 Met all the Habr Unis camels in the morning 

 going in batches to Darur for water ; track 

 nothing but men and camels ; expected to see 

 nothing. At about 5.45, I spotted a rhino 

 strolling along about 300 yards ahead in very 

 open ground, a perfect maidan plain, with a few 

 scattered low bushes. The wind was blowing-- 

 from us almost dead down the road, and my only 

 chance was to rush him before he crossed the 

 road and got our wind. I could not get there 

 quick enough, for though the rhino has bad sight 

 one cannot quite run at hitu in the open. When 

 I was running to cross his front, under what cover 

 a three-foot bush some fifty yards ahead gave 

 me, he stopped, raised his nose in the air towards 

 the road where my men were lying, turned round 

 and lumbered off the way he had come (I was 

 about 150 yards from him then) ; I knew he had 

 seen no one, and had hopes he would not go far. 

 After about 300 yards he broke into a walk. 

 Jama and I followed him about 500 yards be- 



