Running To My Pony, Which
Landaalu Had Dexterously Brought Up, I Galloped
In The Direction Of The Spot In The
Trees where
the eland had disappeared; but imagine my
vexation when I found that I had to pull up
sharp
On the edge of a nasty-looking swamp,
which at first sight appeared too boggy and
treacherous to attempt to cross. I rode up and
down it without being able to find anything like
a really safe crossing place, so in desperation I at
last determined to take the risk of crossing it
along an old rhino path where the reeds were
flattened down. My pony floundered bravely
through, and eventually succeeded in getting
safely to the other side. I then made my way
cautiously through the belt of trees, and was
relieved to find that it was only half a mile or
so broad. I dismounted as I neared the further
side, and, tying my pony to a tree, crept quietly
forward, expecting to see the eland not far off;
but to my disappointment there was no trace of
game of any kind on the whole wide stretch of
country that met my view. I therefore tried
another direction, and, taking a half turn to
my left, made my way carefully through some
open glades to the top of a little rise not
far off.
The sight that now met my eyes fairly took
my breath away; for there, not three hundred
yards off and stalking placidly along at a slow
walk, was a herd of fully a hundred eland of all
ages and sizes.
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