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same thing. It was Cecily. And we had both been 

 stalking the self-same buck for hours — spoiling the 

 other's chances every time. We laughed and laughed, 

 for who could help it ? 



On our walk back to camp we found the vacated 

 hole of a wart-hog. They dig these entrenchments 

 for themselves, and back into them so that they face 

 any danger that may come — a most wise and sound 

 policy. The hole only just admits piggy ; there is not 

 one inch to spare. Living as they do on roots, it can 

 well be understood that the flesh is really much more 

 appetising than that of the home-grown porker. Their 

 only drawback as a welcome addition to our larder 

 was this refusal of the Somalis to have anything to do 

 with pig. I am quite sure they ran this phase of 

 Mahomedanism for all it was worth, thereby saving 

 themselves labour, for I never could see any very 

 strong leanings towards any other teachings of their 

 religion. 



