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ELEPHANT-HUNTING IN EAST AFRICA 
CHAP. II 
I climbed one of the koppies near to look over the country, 
and got a fine view all round. It being very open I could see 
everything for a long distance and made out six or seven other 
rhinos in sight and a couple of giraffe, but no other game 
barring a very few Grant’s gazelle. On my way back to camp 
I met one of the Mthara natives coming to tell me that there 
were two or three elephants in the bush where I had shot the 
others. It was too late, however, to go after them that day ; 
so I arranged to start very early the next morning, and he 
promised to meet me on the way. 
