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ELEPHANT-HUNTING IN EAST AFRICA 
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Happily, just after this we came out into more level ground 
and a little grass began to appear in dry tufts here and there, 
while ahead the country looked more promising, and my cheer¬ 
fulness returned. Mount Kulale could be seen to the eastward, 
even now capped with heavy clouds though with us the weather 
was bright and dry. 
The next morning the wind gradually abated, to our infinite 
Camel Bones in Desolate Country on Edge of Lake. 
relief, and at last dropped altogether. I felt thankful for a 
little peace, and, though the sun was excessively hot, I revelled 
in the calm. We had now got into more level country, with 
comparatively few stones. It seemed perfect comfort marching 
here, after the awful ground we had lately traversed, and the 
caravan came along famously in consequence. Another treat 
we enjoyed was a drink of fresh water out of a little running 
stream, evidently coming from Kulale, which we crossed where 
