Копи царя Соломона

           Well,therewethreesatyarningawayinthebeautifulmoonlight,andwatchingtheKafirsafewyardsoffsuckingtheirintoxicating"daccha"fromapipeofwhichthemouthpiecewasmadeofthehornofaneland, tillonebyonetheyrolledthemselvesupintheirblanketsandwenttosleepbythefire,thatis,allexceptUmbopa,whowasalittleapart,hischinrestingonhishand,andthinkingdeeply.InoticedthathenevermixedmuchwiththeotherKafirs. 

           Presently,fromthedepthsofthebushbehindus,camealoud"woof,woof!" "That’salion,"saidI, andweallstarteduptolisten. Hardlyhadwedoneso,whenfromthepool,aboutahundredyardsoff,weheardthestridenttrumpetingofanelephant. "Unkungunklovo!Indlovu!""Elephant!Elephant!"whisperedtheKafirs, andafewminutesafterwardswesawasuccessionofvastshadowyformsmovingslowlyfromthedirectionofthewatertowardsthebush. 

           UpjumpedGood,burningforslaughter,andthinking,perhaps,thatitwasaseasytokillelephantashehadfoundittoshootgiraffe,butIcaughthimbythearmandpulledhimdown. 

           "It’snogood,"Iwhispered,"letthemgo." 

           "Itseemsthatweareinaparadiseofgame.Ivotewestophereadayortwo,andhaveagoatthem,"saidSirHenry,presently. 

           Iwasrathersurprised,forhithertoSirHenryhadalwaysbeenforpushingforwardasfastaspossible,moreespeciallysinceweascertainedatInyatithatabouttwoyearsagoanEnglishmanofthenameofNevillehadsoldhiswagonthere,andgoneonupcountry.