CHAPTER XLII.

Return to the Lake.—The Author starts for Namaqua-land to procure Wagons.—Night Adventure with a Lion.—Death of the Beast.—Sufferings of the Author 506

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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LIONS PULLING DOWN GIRAFFE _To face Title._

MALAY 24

VIEW OF WALFISCH BAY 30

DAMARAS 63

HILL-DAMARA PIPE 89

THE LUCKY ESCAPE 117

SHOOTING-TRAP 132

FAN-PALM 167

OVAMBO PIPE 174

OVAMBO DAGGER AND SHEATH 174

OVAMBO HATCHET 174

OVAMBO BASKET FOR MERCHANDISE 174

OTJIKOTO FOUNTAIN 180

INTERVIEW WITH KING NANGORO 191

OVAMBO BEER-CUP AND BEER-SPOON 193

OVAMBO GUITAR 193

OVAMBO 195

OVAMBO MEAT-DISH 197

OVAMBO DWELLING-HOUSE AND CORN-STORES 200

VIEW IN ONDONGA 201

OVAMBO BLACKSMITHS AT WORK 203

UNWELCOME HUNTING COMPANIONS 211

DAMARA GRAVE 224

JONKER AFRIKANER 232

WILD BOAR’S HEAD 233

COURSING YOUNG OSTRICHES 249

ORYX OR GEMSBOK 273

SKULL OF A BECHUANA OX 308

DACRE’S PULPIT 333

NEGRO BOY 338

PITFALLS 361

HEADS OF RHINOCEROSES 371

HORNS OF RHINOCEROS OSWELLII 372

FŒTUS OF RHINOCEROS KEITLOA 376

THE APPROACH OF ELEPHANTS 398

MORE CLOSE THAN AGREEABLE 406

DESPERATE SITUATION 409

NAKONG AND LECHÉ 432

THE BECHUANA PICHO 438

ASCENDING THE TEOGE 461

TSETSE FLY 468

THE REED-FERRY 476

BAYEYE 481

MEDAL 493

HIPPOPOTAMUS HARPOON 496

THE REED-RAFT AND HARPOONERS 497

THE SPEAR 498

EGYPTIANS AND HIPPOPOTAMUS 500

THE SPEAR 501

THE REEL 501

THE DOWNFALL 505

AUTHOR AND STEED BROKEN DOWN 510

SIGNAL STATION AT CAPE-TOWN 511

LAKE NGAMI.