. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. 372 FROM THE NIGER TO THE NILE thread of the stream again on the farther side. This ran on for another two and a half miles and finally disappeared in the barrier of marsh and sudd which choked our passage. It was impossible to cut through, and so I trekked on. THE OLD BOAT BACK IK ENGLAND December 13, 1906, with the boat-sections a distanceof thirty-eight miles to Gaba Shambi. At the end of a waterless day's march I had refreshed myself at a water-hole by the roadside, and was lying down to rest till Jose and the " boys,&
. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. 372 FROM THE NIGER TO THE NILE thread of the stream again on the farther side. This ran on for another two and a half miles and finally disappeared in the barrier of marsh and sudd which choked our passage. It was impossible to cut through, and so I trekked on. THE OLD BOAT BACK IK ENGLAND December 13, 1906, with the boat-sections a distanceof thirty-eight miles to Gaba Shambi. At the end of a waterless day's march I had refreshed myself at a water-hole by the roadside, and was lying down to rest till Jose and the " boys," who were some way behind with the boat-sections, should catch me up, when I saw a string of donkeys approaching on the road from Gaba Shambi. I was tired, and so lazily did I watch them that had they vanished the next moment I should not have rubbed my eyes. But as they came near I was suddenly aware that behind the caravan rode a smart Englishman. In a moment I was on my feet pressing forward to greet him. So good was the sight of a fellow countryman, that this stranger might have been a hfe-long friend of mine. " How are you ? " I said, grasping his hand. He stared at me, and then I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alexander, Boyd, 1873-1910; Talbot, Percy Amaury, 1877-1945. London, E. Arnold
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