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EXCURSIONS FROM EL BOGOI 
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there were lots of elephants not far from El Bogoi, and many 
too now at Barasaloi. This was news indeed, and revealed the 
whole of Lorgete’s little game. He had been deliberately 
humbugging me, in order that I might shoot meat for him 
alone, and get nothing whatever myself. On the strength of this 
information I at once decided not to go out again, as had been 
arranged with Lorgete, but to send at once for Lesiat. So I 
despatched Squareface early to fetch him, while Juma went 
with the rest to fetch the remainder of their giraffe meat; and, 
when Lorgete came, I told him I was going to move the next 
day to near Lesiat’s. Towards evening, Squareface returned 
alone. Lesiat and his people were away in the bush looking 
for two elephants which had been wounded by his men a 
couple of days before. His wife said she would send him word 
that I had come back, and that he was sure to come as soon as 
he heard. It was truly provoking that, all through the greedy 
jealousy of that humbug Lorgete, the elephants had now been 
disturbed, while I was already in the neighbourhood. 
After considering what was best to be done, I decided to 
move, the day following, back to El Bogoi, but higher up the 
stream than my permanent camp. So in the morning I moved 
to a place I had spotted the year before as a nice and con¬ 
venient one to camp at, near where I had shot a giraffe ; and, 
just after we got there, Lesiat and his pal turned up, having 
gone to our just vacated camp and followed our spoor thence. 
He told me that there were lots of elephants all through from 
there to Seya, but he wanted to go home first and send out 
men to prospect. I was impatient to hunt, though, so he agreed 
to stay himself to go out with me in the morning, and I made 
him happy with lots of my giraffe meat. I spent the after¬ 
noon in talking to him, as I was unwell and feverish. He told 
me that he had killed one bull and two cows since I left, and 
had kept the ivory for me. He afterwards faithfully delivered 
over the teeth of the bull (a fine pair) and of one cow, though 
I never asked for them. This was the result of the charm he 
