From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 206. Prisoners in O oi .2 x IN SEMIOS COUNTRY 223 able to resist the attraction of my dead are passionately fond of elephants flesh, evenwhen it is so high that it can be smelt a mile awayagainst the wind. I crept with my boys to theplace where I had left the carcase, and seized holdof six natives, whilst the remainder escaped into thebush. I fastened my six prisoners with one rope,and started the following morning, leaving six of myloads behind. Seven hours later
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 206. Prisoners in O oi .2 x IN SEMIOS COUNTRY 223 able to resist the attraction of my dead are passionately fond of elephants flesh, evenwhen it is so high that it can be smelt a mile awayagainst the wind. I crept with my boys to theplace where I had left the carcase, and seized holdof six natives, whilst the remainder escaped into thebush. I fastened my six prisoners with one rope,and started the following morning, leaving six of myloads behind. Seven hours later I reached a villagewhere Guberes mother, one of Semios wives, lived ;she undertook to send men to fetch my missing I had to sleep without a tent, in a wretchedstraw hut. As there was no sign of my loads, I set out forGubere, which was two days journey off. Thesedays of travelling in torrents of rain, without a tent,without proper food, and without even a change ofclothing, were the most unpleasant that I ever re-member. I made up my mind that as soon as I hadrecovered my possessions, I would leave this inhospi-ta
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