ABOU DO IS GREEDY.
Departure of the Aggageers—Game returning from the River—A Bull
Rhinoceros—We stalk the Rhinoceros—The Death—The Aggageers
poach upon my Manor—Their Prize dies—Taher Noor faces the
Lion—We start fresh Game—A curious Shot—Bait for the
Lions—Highly exciting—My Tokrooris don't like the Lion—The
dying Lioness—Brought into Camp—Difficulty in tracking the
Lions—The Lion visits our Camp—Vis a vis with a Lion—A
Surprise—Tetel faces the wounded Lion—Wonderful Courage of the
Horse—Lions' Claws worn as a Charm—We commence Soap-boiling—
Savon a la Bete feroce—We bury poor Barrake.
CHAPTER XVII.
WE REACH THE ROYAN.
Hor Mai Gubba—The Francolin Partridge—We watch for Game—Out with the Aggageers—The Banks of the Royan—We find a Bull Elephant—Helter- skelter—The Elephant at Bay—Roder with the withered Arm—The Sword wins the Day—The nimble Base dine cheaply—The great Whirlpool—The Royan Junction with the Settite—A Bull Rhinoceros—Bacheet has to run—Visit to Mek Nimmur—Our Arabs decline to proceed—Obliged to threaten the Camels—The Troop on a Foray—Narrow Escape—The Rifle bursts—We march from the Settite—Interesting Route—Mineral Wealth of Abyssinia—Present to Mek Nimmur—The Abyssinian Minstrel—Richard Coeur de Lion—I part with my dear Maria Theresa—The Ghost of the departed Fiddler—The "Lay of the Last Minstrel"—My Introduction to Mek Nimmur—The Reception—The poisonous Stream—Unfortunate Contretemps—Nimmur behaves like a Gentleman—Pharaoh's lean Kine.
CHAPTER XVIII.
A CAMEL FALLS, AND DIES.
Arabs consume the Raw Flesh—Arrival at the Bahr
Salaam—Character of the Torrents—The Junction of the
Angrab—Good Sport—Four lucky Hits—A Fall over a Cliff—We
save the Camel—Narrow Escape—The Hyaena enters the
Tent—Hippotragus Bakerii—The Base of the Abyssinian Alps—
Delightful Country—Follow a Herd of Elephants—Aggahr takes the
Lead—Fall at the Feet of Elephants—Benighted on our Return to
Camp—"All's well that ends well".