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into the night. There was star work to be done before our 

 last meal at 9.30 — and then Alexander would work the 

 photograjjliy till past eleven o'clock. 



YEEOUM MOTHER AND CHILD 



On the 27th we went on by slow stages round the eastern 

 foot of the mountains to Langtam, where we arrived on the 

 last day of the month. On the way Alexander shot several 

 of the httle rock dassies. When near Langtam, his pony 

 died from tsetse fly, and the Yergums had a beanfeast. 



Langtam itself is a big collection of pagan villages, the 

 capital of the Yergum. Here we managed to get in touch 

 with the people, and had a big palaver with the chief and 



