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this ; a short walk from the camp, which was generally on a 

 sand-bank, was sure to produce a kob or waterbuck. Such 



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abundance of meat kept the " boys " in good spirits. 1 

 remember one night when Gosling had returned with a bush- 

 and a reedbuck, the merriment of the camp was not 

 subdued by the very heavy storm which broke at eight 

 o'clock and lasted several hours. Owing to the sandy 

 nature of the soil the tent-pegs would not hold, and it was all 

 hands to the ropes ; but so fierce was the hurricane, that we 

 could not hold on and were obliged to throw ourselves on to 

 the fallen tent to keep it from blowing away. Then with 

 the sudden fall of the wind, down came the rain in torrents 



