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may be days away. Let us capture these five camels; 

 our donkeys are dying, and the camels will be able 

 to carry many loads." On the other hand, the Zan- 

 zibari seemed stunned with the fact that they were 

 in the neighbourhood of people who possessed camels. 

 Who could these people be but Somali } and Somali 

 they dreaded as they did the devil himself. At once 

 their faces assumed a dull, listless expression — among 

 these people signifying fear and apprehension ; and when 

 I gave the word to push on, they took their loads up in 

 a half-hearted manner, and followed with halting gait. 



Dead Rhinoceros 



On we pressed, I with my field-glasses ever to my 

 eyes, scanning the horizon for some sign of habita- 

 tions or man. But one thought filled my mind, — to 

 reach the Rendile as soon as possible. I at first 

 thought to take the back-track of the dthombon and 

 their plunder; but it occurred to me that they would 

 naturally have pursued a trail over ground where 

 their footprints would leave but slight trace ; and 

 even if the trail proved good, I should in all proba- 

 bility fall in with bands of pursuing Rendile excited 

 by their loss, and little apt to treat us in a friendly 



