MY LIFE IN THE ANIMAL TRADE 13 
it was impossible to feed them. We travelled all through 
the night, and arrived in Alexandria at 6 am. Here 
we joined forces with Migoletti’s caravan. The whole of 
the next day was occupied in feeding and in general attend- 
ance upon my unfortunate beasts, which had suffered con- 
siderably from their long train journey. Thus it was not 
until the evening that I was able to visit Cassanova, who 
Embarking an elephant. 
had preceded me to Alexandria. Much to my regret [| 
found him sinking rapidly, and during the following night the 
poor man died. There was no time to mourn, however, for 
on the next day the steamer was to be loaded with the living 
cargo. It will be readily believed that I suffered no little 
anxiety when I saw my valuable animals, cumbrous elephants 
and long-legged giraffes, hanging from the crane betwixt sky 
and sea. However, at last they were all safely deposited on 
deck, and the passage to Trieste was accomplished without 
