Archive image from page 50 of Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888 discoveryoflakes01hhne Year: 1894 THE GLITTERING ATTRACTIONS OF MAMMON 27 Slowly the hiring of porters continued, and at last we felt real delight and excitement when a likely fellow appeared approaching our house ; and when he actually began to ascend the steps leading to our room, we got out our chest of money and openly displayed the glittering attractions of mammon, in the hope o
Archive image from page 50 of Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888 discoveryoflakes01hhne Year: 1894 THE GLITTERING ATTRACTIONS OF MAMMON 27 Slowly the hiring of porters continued, and at last we felt real delight and excitement when a likely fellow appeared approaching our house ; and when he actually began to ascend the steps leading to our room, we got out our chest of money and openly displayed the glittering attractions of mammon, in the hope of making a favourable impression upon our victim. THE GLITTERING ATTRACTIONS OF MAMMON. But in spite of everything we had only secured seventy-two men in a whole week, and of these few were ready to start. The life of inaction began to affect us, and as we were afraid of falling a prey to the fevers haunting the coast, which had thus far spared us, Count Teleki determined to break up our camp and be off.
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