68 BEASTS AND MEN 
it fell in with an immense herd of ‘‘ Arabian” baboons, whose 
grunting and yelling drew answering cries from our captive 
baboons.. We were soon surrounded by these great monkeys ; 
and even when we resumed our march they refused to leave 
us, running along on either side of us, keeping up an incessant 
conversation with their imprisoned relatives. Now and again 
one would advance to within twenty paces of the cages, and 
Disembarking a camel. 
Disembarking an elephant. 
with violent gesticulation and screaming would seem to be 
adjuring the captives to break loose and come to join them. 
But these brave champions of liberty soon had to retire be- 
fore the volleys of stones hurled at them by our camel-drivers ; 
and after a time they disappeared in the darkness of the 
night. 
At last the laborious journey, which has lasted from five 
to six weeks, comes to an end; and the caravan, or such of it 
as still remains, reaches the port of embarkation on the Red 
Sea. The motley crew take up a camping-ground close to the 
