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ELEPHANT-HUNTING IN EAST AFRICA 



after recent failures, not to risk any chance of his getting off. 

 This most opportune supply I regarded as a happy omen, and 

 the men were joyful, carrying off almost every scrap of meat 

 on the top of their loads, for the beast was fat. I also saw 

 some giraffe not far from my camp, but was satisfied with what 

 the gods had already sent us. 



