To Menelek in a motor-car . t on as best they might by their unaidedefforts. That day was again one long struggle with sandand scrub; the natives were getting tired and dis-heartened, and were going further and further fromtheir homes, and, consequently, got slacker andslacker with their work. George was sent off tofetch fresh levies, and this caused further delay andunpleasantness, for as soon as the complaining menfound that they were to be supplanted, they in-sisted upon being kept on and finally said that theywere frightened to go so far alone without the pro-tection of the white mans rifl
To Menelek in a motor-car . t on as best they might by their unaidedefforts. That day was again one long struggle with sandand scrub; the natives were getting tired and dis-heartened, and were going further and further fromtheir homes, and, consequently, got slacker andslacker with their work. George was sent off tofetch fresh levies, and this caused further delay andunpleasantness, for as soon as the complaining menfound that they were to be supplanted, they in-sisted upon being kept on and finally said that theywere frightened to go so far alone without the pro-tection of the white mans rifles, especially at were therefore allowed to camp that night,which they did, not from any fear of the journey,but for the sake of eating the white mans foodfor one more night in addition to the pay they hadreceived. The next morning, in spite of the new levies, itwas impossible to make a start, because Wells hadsuch a severe attack of fever that it was dangerousto move him, as he was nearly raving, and Bentley 124. q: trt ^ S
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