Up against it in Nigeria . tter drove the firstofficial train over the bridge in state, and, havinginterviewed the Emir and Chiefs, took his de-parture, followed by the rest of the Tin time we repaired to a cold collation atWillans house, and spiced viands and other goodthings followed—and the standard of the tennisthat evening was not up to its usual high pitch. Early in March I at length succeeded, aftereight years unsparing but fruitless effort, in shoot-ing my first waterbuck ( gwambaza ). I hadexplored the whole locality round Jebba fromthe soul-wearying heights at the back of t
Up against it in Nigeria . tter drove the firstofficial train over the bridge in state, and, havinginterviewed the Emir and Chiefs, took his de-parture, followed by the rest of the Tin time we repaired to a cold collation atWillans house, and spiced viands and other goodthings followed—and the standard of the tennisthat evening was not up to its usual high pitch. Early in March I at length succeeded, aftereight years unsparing but fruitless effort, in shoot-ing my first waterbuck ( gwambaza ). I hadexplored the whole locality round Jebba fromthe soul-wearying heights at the back of thestation to the riverain flats in the neighbourhoodof Juju rock and the islands in the lower that had fallen to my rifle was a dog-facedbaboon ( gogo ) at Isa-Ndashe. On this occa-sion, after sleeping at Fangam—insula impro-bissima !—fortune favoured me, first in the findingof my quarry, and then in the shooting of the herd saw me before I saw them, andmade off. Feeling somehow that I should never. HIS EXCELLENCY INSPECTING RELICS OF THE DAYSPRING.
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