. Exploration of the Nile tributaries of Abyssinia : the sources, supply, and overflow of the Nile; the country, people, customs, etc. Interspersed with highly exciting adventures of the author among elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippopotami, rhinoceros, etc., accompanied by expert native sword hunters . HEAD OF BLACK ^^^/^^^ 384 ^==9. CHAP. XIII.] JALI LEADS THE PARTY. 345 In a quarter of an hour, we heard by the noise inthe jungle, about a hundred yards from the i»iver,that the elephants were directly opposite to us. Iaccordingly instructed Jali to creep quietly by himselfinto the
. Exploration of the Nile tributaries of Abyssinia : the sources, supply, and overflow of the Nile; the country, people, customs, etc. Interspersed with highly exciting adventures of the author among elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippopotami, rhinoceros, etc., accompanied by expert native sword hunters . HEAD OF BLACK ^^^/^^^ 384 ^==9. CHAP. XIII.] JALI LEADS THE PARTY. 345 In a quarter of an hour, we heard by the noise inthe jungle, about a hundred yards from the i»iver,that the elephants were directly opposite to us. Iaccordingly instructed Jali to creep quietly by himselfinto the bush, and to bring me information of theirposition : to this he at once agreed. In three or four minutes he returned ; he declaredit impossible to use the sword, as the jungle was sodense that it would check the blow, but that I coulduse the rifle, as the elephants were close to us—hehad seen three standing together, between us andthe main body of the herd. I told Jali to lead medirect to the spot, and, followed by Florian and theaggageers, with my gun-bearers, I kept within a footof my dependable little guide, who crept gently intothe jungle ; this was intensely thick, and quite im-penetrable, except in the places where elephants andother heavy animals had trodden numerous one of these narrow passages we stealthilyadvanc
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