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said good-bye and departed. In the afternoon I liad to 
lie up, and could hardly put my feet to the ground for two 
or three days, they were in such a wretched plight ; but 
that was of no consequence now, as there was no more 
walking to be done. Considering the unfavourable cir- 
cumstances under which we started, our trip was, I think, 
a success, as I saw nearly every kind of game, and 
succeeded in killing most of the varieties ; and when we 
started I had never dreamt we could keep going on such 
small supplies for two months. E. came out most wonder- 
fully, shewing much greater powers of endurance than I 
had given her slight frame credit for, and when Jack" 
was tired out walked wonderfully well. The African 
shooting must have been much easier of access and more 
plentiful a few years ago ; but now, to make a really large 
bag, one must go a long way, and stay out a long time, 
especially to get elephants. The Zulu country, by all 
accounts, has been shot out ; but Dubois declared, after 
our trip was over (he generally told us his information 
rather late), that he could have taken us into the Ama 
Swasi country, of which he knows every inch, having 
hunted there annually for a long time, and shewn us all 
the game we had seen in the infernal place Erskine had 
sent us to ; and, further, that we could have taken in our 
wagons, and run down such game as bu£Palo and giraffe 
on horseback ; and, further, that he could have shewn me 
a troop of elephants though without tusks. This was 
rather aggravating to one's feelings, as I had said so 
much about doing" the easiest part of the country for 
E.'s sake ; but I would rather go to the Zambesi than any 
other place, if I had time to make the trip. We often 
wonder how Buckley and the Gates' have fared, and how 
far they have succeeded in getting towards the Victoria 
Falls. The great charm of the shooting here is, in my 
opinion, its very wonderful variety, and the sport to be 
