Notwithstanding This Some Of Them Are Quite
Pleasant Looking, And Once They Have Overcome
Their Fear Of The European, Do Not Object To Being
Photographed.
Of the other tribes to be met with in this part
of the world, the Kavirondo are the most
interesting.
They are an industrious, simple people,
devoted to agriculture and hospitable in the
extreme - a little addicted to thieving, perhaps,
but then that is scarcely considered a sin in the
heart of Africa. They are clothed (to use Mark
Twain's expression) in little but a smile, a bead
or two here and there being considered ample
raiment; nevertheless they are modest in their
ways and are on the whole about the best of
the East African tribes.
CHAPTER XXII
HOW ROSHAN KHAN SAVED MY LIFE
On May 12 railhead reached the Athi River,
where, as there was a great deal of miscellaneous
work to be done, our headquarters remained
established for some little time. One day not
long after we had settled down in our new camp,
I was joined quite unexpectedly by my friend Dr.
Brock, who had shared the exciting adventure
with me at Tsavo the night we were attacked
in the goods-wagon by one of the man-eaters.
Now Brock had so far not been fortunate enough
to bag a lion, and was consequently most anxious
to do so. Shortly after his arrival, accordingly,
he suggested that we should go for a shooting
expedition on the morrow, and that I should trot
out for his benefit one of the local lions.
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