The Pig and the Koran—Sword Hunters of the Hamran
Arabs—The Arab Shields—Hints for carrying the Sword—
Keenness of the Edge—Arab Swordsmanship—The Aggageers
—Elephant-hunting with the Sword—Disabled by his own
Sword—Maria Theresa—Great Failure—The Baboons and
the Crocodile—The drowned Elephant—Game on the East
Bank—Capabilities of the Soil—Tanning of Leather—Native
Baskets and Matting—Bacheet is too attentive—“Oh Bacheet!
You Ignoramus ! ”—Ferocity of the Seroot Fly—Cross the
Atbara—The Impromptu Baft — Stalking Giraffes—Within
Bange—The First Bush of the Herd—The Betreat of the
Giraffes—Death of the Giraffes—Passage of the Biver—The
Giraffe Sentry—A Difficult Stalk—The Seroot Fly takes
Possession—-Giraffe Steaks—A Hunt for the Tétel—FloatingO
Meat across a Biver—Buoy for Men and Cargo—Scare the
Crocodiles—The Lions devour the Giraffe—Arab Music—
Arrange to cross the B i v e r ...................... Page 155—204.
CHAPTEB IX.
FORM A RAFT WITH THE SPONGING BATH.
The Impromptu Ferry—Achmet is tempted by Satan—Mahomet’s
Belative absconds—End of the Bainy Season—The Seroot Fly
disappears—The “ Till’’^-Preparations for Fishing—“ That
was a Monster ! ’’—The “ Bayard”—Masara the Slave—Cross
the Peninsula to Settite—Jungle Cooking—A miserable Night
— Shoot badly—Fishing in the Atbara—A Good Bun__
Another Monster—Bacheet lands Him—The Baboons visit
us—The Coor—Wild Vegetables—Death of Atalan Wat Said
—Catch a Baggar—Fish salting—The Arbour. Page 205—230.
CHAPTEB X.
A FEW NOTES AT ÉHÉTILLA.
Fire the Valley—Arrival of Birds—Seized by a Crocodile
Audacity of the Buzzard—The Abomination of Thorns__
Boa Constrictor—The Baboons hunt for Berries—Masses of
small Birds—Cunning of the Crocodile—Method of seizing its
Prey—Horse-dealing—Arab Saddles and Bits—Arrive at
Sherif el Ibrahim—Arrival at the Settite—Becall of Mahomet
—Sheik Achmet Wat el Negur—Mansfield Parkyns—Advantages
of a “ Sweet Name”—Elephants destroy the Crops«-An
Invitation to Shoot—The Hippo challenges Bacheet—A Good
Shot—A Bush at the Carcase—Elephants at Night—Kill
an E lephant....................................................... Page 231—256.
CHAPTEB XI.
THE FORD.
Girls carried away by the Bapids—An Amphibious Arab Girl—
Search for the Body—The Corpse recovered—The Sheik lays
down the Law—“ The Fact is simply Impossible”—The
Sheik’s Idea of Matrimony-—The Duties of His Four Wives—j
The Maimed, the Halt, and the Blind—The Arab Fakeers
or Priests—“ All the Same with a little Difference”—The Cure
for Frendeet—Arrival at Katariff—The Market Day—Scenes at
the Fair—Custom of scarifying the Cheeks—The Galla Slave
—Purchase her Freedom—Singular Misunderstanding—Mahomet’s
Explanation—Mek Nimmur invades the Frontier—
Mek Nimmur’s Tactics—Insecurity of the Country—Mek
Nimmur sends me his Compliments—Bodur Sherrif’s Withered
Arm—The Aggageers—Mixture for Bullets—We make Arrowroot—
Florian’s Hunter—Arrive at Geera—Follow a Herd of
Elephants—Track up the Elephants—A Tremendous Crash—A
Critical Position—The Forehead Shot—The Half-pound Explosive
Shell—Becover my old wounded Elephant—Fraternise
with the Sword Hunters................................. Page 257—295.
CHAPTEB XII.
OLD NEPTUNE JOINS THE PARTY.
The Arab Centaurs—Wild Arab Horsemanship—Discipline of the
Gun-bearers—Off goes the Gun, and its Master !—Ombrega