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ON SAFARI 
trees that fringed the drier ground, and with the 
same majestic deliberation and coolness that they had 
displayed throughout the encounter ; while beyond them, 
above the tall green flags of the vlei, we descried the 
ADIEU ! 
backs of a second herd slowly moving towards the east. 
We regretted afterwards that we neglected to take any 
steps to ascertain which way they finally went, for 
heavy rains soon obliterated the trail. But in that 
moment of supreme triumph we were perhaps too ex¬ 
hilarated—in a state of mental intoxication after those 
deep draughts of excitement and success. 
