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glasses. She trotted quietly along within forty or 

 fifty paces of the herd, which was quietly feeding 

 up-wind, and seemed unconscious of the proximity of 

 the lioness. I, in my turn, stalked her carefully, but 

 her senses were sufficiently alert to warn her of my 

 approach, and she made off before I could get within 

 300 yards. 



As we neared Lolokwi, the caravan was charged by 

 a rhinoceros. One shot from my Winchester turned 

 him, and another, reaching his heart, laid him low. 

 I left some of the men to cut up the meat, and pushed 

 on, in order to meet Lieutenant von Hohnel before 

 dark. I arrived at Lolokwi, where I met Lieutenant 

 von Hohnel, on the evening of July 30, at eight o'clock 

 — just fifteen days from the time we had parted. 



After he had reached Lolokwi, Lieutenant von 

 Hohnel had made great efforts to secure guides ; but 

 his difficulties were increased by the fact that the 

 Wanderobbo we had found there on our former visit 

 had migrated. After days of search on the desert, he 

 managed to fall in with some Wanderobbo, from among 

 whom he procured guides, who promised to take us 

 to their people at a place called Sayer, situated at the 

 base of the Loroghi range, and about three days' 

 march distant. The disease which had destroyed our 

 donkeys seemed by this time to have run its course, 

 and we had twelve of these animals in the very best 

 condition. 



The day after our arrival at Lolokwi I was pros- 

 trated with fever, but owing to the small quantity of 

 water there I was unable to make a stay, and was 

 compelled to push on. After two days of tiring march- 



