April 2d 
the animals in thick bush, but was unable to see kind of 
head he was shooting at, so refrained from pulling the trig¬ 
ger. Saw several rhino in the thicket, passing a young one 
at less than ten 3/ards. 
Am laid up in camp with a sore foot, result of a jigger 
being removed. Since crossing Maragua River, we note total 
absence of annoyance from ticks. 
Not oppressive. Rained until 9.30, when it cleared and 
the sun came out. 
Mrs. Fleischmann and I went down toward the plains and, 
while stalking impalla, saw a large, maned lion slinking off 
through the grass, about two hundred yards away. Unable 
to shoot, we pursued him to the river, where he was lost 
among the reeds and high grass. 
In the afternoon I went out again, with twelve porters, to 
beat up the country where last the lion was seen, and got 
him up, after we had practically abandoned the attempt; the 
porter who flushed the lion being only about six feet away 
when the animal broke cover, scaring the porter so badly 
that he threw himself on the ground, face stuck in the grass, 
and had to be dragged up by the neck. The lion then broke 
back through the beaters, and, the gun-bearers not being close 
enough to hand me my gun promptly, I was forced to shoot 
at long range (250 yards) and missed. 
Later, found the lion’s kill, a water buck—one night’s feed. 
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