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of zebras and succeeded in bagging two, one luckily being 
quite young ; and Dubois shot another, so tbat we bad 
enough meat to last over Sunday. I did not much fancy 
zebra for dinner, but it really turned out very good, being 
quite white and not unlike veal to the taste. Dubois 
declined to eat it, and preferred to go without — a strong 
measure, I thought, if there was anything eatable to be 
had. The zebras are beautiful creatures in their wild 
state, so quick and graceful ; and I almost was sorry to 
shoot them, especially as they screamed so piercingly when 
wounded. I saved the head of the best specimen, and 
after taking the skin off and cleaning it, we put it with 
the skull in a tree, to take their chance with the rest till 
we come back. In the evening two of our men brought 
us a couple of ostrich eggs which they had found in a small 
ravine near the camp, and very good-naturedly handed 
them over to us — a most unexpected treat. 
August 3rd. Sunday. E. made a capital omelette for 
our breakfast with one of the ostrich eggs, equal in bulk 
to about two dozen hen's eggs and quite sweet and good ; 
it was a good meal for us four Europeans. Saddle of 
zebra and plum pudding for dinner. Very hot to-day, 
and little or no shade to be had outside the tent. E., as 
usual on Sundays, patching up my unfortunate garments 
which are generally rather ragged at the end of a week ; 
and as I hadn't a spare suit it seemed doubtful if I should 
have any to walk back in. We are hoping to reach the 
Tabi in a day or two, a small river running into the 
Oliphant, and near which I expect to find plenty of 
game. I forgot to say I saw an ostrich yesterday, but did 
not at once recognise it as it was feeding when I first saw 
it, and looked in the bush like a beast with a long tail, 
and before I could get a shot it winded me and ran off. 
I find the Express an invaluable weapon carrying point 
blank for 150 yards, and thus generally enabling one to 
