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THE FIGHT WITH THE FOUR 
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heavy double '577, said that he was thoroughly 
exhausted and could go no further, so taking the 
weapon myself, I sent him back, instructing him 
to make for the river by keeping in a straight 
line, a little to the left of the rising sun. Once 
more Simba and I trudged wearily along on the 
THE THREE ELEPHANTS. 
spoor, buoyed up with the hope that the herd 
would halt on reaching the bush and give us the 
opportunity for which we longed, but, alas! that 
hope was to be dashed rudely to the ground! 
For four interminable hours we followed them 
across a terrible country, one expanse of dense 
thicket, long elephant grass, and thorny scrub, 
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