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same thing. It was Cecily. And we had both been 
stalking the self-same buck for hours — spoiling the 
other’s chances every time. We laughed and laughed, 
for who could help it ? 
On our walk back to camp we found the vacated 
hole of a wart-hog. They dig these entrenchments 
for themselves, and back into them so that they face 
any danger that may come — a most wise and sound 
policy. The hole only just admits piggy ; there is 
not one inch to spare. Living as they do on roots, 
it can well be understood that the flesh is really much 
more appetising than that of the home-grown porker. 
Their only drawback as a welcome addition to our 
larder was this refusal of the Somalis to have anything 
to do with pig. I am quite sure they ran this phase 
of Mahomedanism for all it was worth, thereby saving 
themselves labour, for I never could see any very 
strong leanings towards any other teachings of their 
religion. 
