Mylegsfeltlikesteelaswestrodealongbeforethehorses，withrifleonshoulder，intothebroadvalley，inwhichthemountainwehaddescendedseemedtohavetakenroot。
Thecountrywasfullofgame。Antelopesingreatnumbers，andinsomevariety，startedfromtheirreposeinthisbeautifulwilderness，andhavingforafewmomentsregardedthestrangesightsofhorses，andsoldiersinscarletuniform，theyfirsttrotted，andthencanteredfaraway。Thegracefulleucotisstoodinherdsupontheriver’sbank，andwasthelasttoretreat。
Iselectedashadyspotwithinagroveofheglik-treesforabivouac，andleavingmywifewithaguard，andthehorses，IatoncestartedoffwithLieutenantBakertoprocuresomevenison。
Wereturnedafteracoupleofhours，havingshotfiveantelopes。ThenativenameforthispartofthecountryisAfuddo。Ourpresenthaltingplacewasthirty-sevenmilesfromLobore。Formerlytherewerevillagesinthisneighbourhood，buttheyhadbeendestroyedbytheslave-hunters。
FortunatelyIhadpreparedastockoffloursufficientfortheentirejourneytoFatiko。