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there were lots of elephants not far from El Bogoi, and many 

 too now at Barasaloi. This was news indeed, and revealed the 

 whole of Lorgete's little game. He had been deliberately 

 humbugging me, in order that I might shoot meat for him 

 alone, and get nothing whatever myself. On the strength of this 

 information I at once decided not to go out again, as had been 

 arranged with Lorgete, but to send at once for Lesiat. So I 

 despatched Squareface early to fetch him, while Juma went 

 with the rest to fetch the remainder of their giraffe meat ; and, 

 when Lorgete came, I told him I was going to move the next 

 day to near Lesiat's. Towards evening, Squareface returned 

 alone. Lesiat and his people were away in the bush looking 

 for two elephants which had been wounded by his men a 

 couple of days before. His wife said she would send him word 

 that I had come back, and that he was sure to come as soon as 

 he heard. It was truly provoking that, all through the greedy 

 jealousy of that humbug Lorgete, the elephants had now been 

 disturbed, while I was already in the neighbourhood. 



After considering what was best to be done, I decided to 

 move, the day following, back to El Bogoi, but higher up the 

 stream than my permanent camp. So in the morning I moved 

 to a place I had spotted the year before as a nice and con- 

 venient one to camp at, near where I had shot a giraffe ; and, 

 just after we got there, Lesiat and his pal turned up, having 

 gone to our just vacated camp and followed our spoor thence. 

 He told me that there were lots of elephants all through from 

 there to Seya, but he wanted to go home first and send out 

 men to prospect. I was impatient to hunt, though, so he agreed 

 to stay himself to go out with me in the morning, and I made 

 him happy with lots of my giraffe meat. I spent the after- 

 noon in talking to him, as I was unwell and feverish. He told 

 me that he had killed one bull and two cows since I left, and 

 had kept the ivory for me. He afterwards faithfully delivered 

 over the teeth of the bull (a fine pair) and of one cow, though 

 I never asked for them. This was the result of the charm he 



