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CHAPTER VIII. 
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Taveta camp—The effect of shooting a giraffe during the march— 
Taveta forest—The Wa-taveta—Discharge of the Mission men— 
House-building, drinking, and dancing—A death—Departure of 
B-and Mr. Jackson—Game-pits—A disgusting ceremony . 77 
CHAPTER IX. 
Sport at Lanjora—Return to Taveta—Departure for Mandara’s 
country—H-’s first buffalo—Arrival at Moci . . .96 
CHAPTER X. 
Mr. Fitch, the missionary—Our reception by Mandara—His habits 
and diplomacy—His allies and warriors.109' 
CHAPTER Xr. 
Religious and matrimonial ceremonies of the Wa-moei—Customs 
and superstitions—Physical features of the country—Mandara’s 
presents—Photographic efforts—Mandara’s return visit—The 
lion-trap—Reflections.118- 
CHAPTER XIT. 
My first rhinoceros—Eland—Arrival of C-A trip to Lake Jipe 
—Mpallah and water-buck—A good haul of fish—Return to 
Taveta.128 
CHAPTER XIII. 
Game abundant and various—The Useri and their chief—Shameful 
treachery of a slave-trader—A tough rhino—A capital morning’s 
sport— Rhinoceros tricornis —A native scrimmage and feast-dance 
—Effective charge of a rhino calf.146 
CHAPTER XIY. 
A river encampment—A good day’s sport, and a narrow shave—A 
donkey in trouble—Return to Simba camp—Lake Cala— 
Characteristics of the rhinoceros.159' 
CHAPTER XV. 
Taveta—Attack on a Swahili caravan—The loss of a wife—Arrival 
of the Bishop of Mombasa—Domestic troubles—The start for 
Mount Meru—Abundance of large game—B-’s narrow escape 
—Kahe forest—The Wa-kahe—Mutinous porters—Short rations 
—The Mount Meru trip abandoned on account of the Masai — A 
ludicrous Masai scare—The Sogonoi mountains . . . .169- 
