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ButhewasquitenonplussedwhentheKafir,whohadsatstolidlywatchingtheoperation,askedhimtoputonanother,sayingthata"whiteone"woulddoatapinch.
Thereremained,whenthesequestionsweresatisfactorilysettled,twofurtherimportantpointsforconsideration,namely,thatofarmsandthatofservants. AstothearmsIcannotdobetterthanputdownalistofthosewhichwefinallydecidedonfromamongtheamplestorethatSirHenryhadbroughtwithhimfromEngland,andthosewhichIowned. Icopyitfrommypocket-book,whereImadetheentryatthetime.
"Threeheavybreech-loadingdouble-eightelephantguns,weighingaboutfifteenpoundseach,tocarryachargeofelevendrachmsofblackpowder." Twoofthesewerebyawell-knownLondonfirm,mostexcellentmakers,butIdonotknowbywhommine,whichisnotsohighlyfinished,wasmade.Ihaveuseditonseveraltrips,andshotagoodmanyelephantswithit,andithasalwaysprovedamostsuperiorweapon,thoroughlytobereliedon.
"Threedouble-500Expresses,constructedtostandachargeofsixdrachms," sweetweapons,andadmirableformedium-sizedgame,suchaselandorsableantelope,orformen,especiallyinanopencountryandwiththesemi-hollowbullet.
"OnedoubleNo.12central-fireKeeper’sshot-gun,fullchokebothbarrels." Thisgunprovedofthegreatestservicetousafterwardsinshootinggameforthepot.
"ThreeWinchesterrepeatingrifles(notcarbines), spareguns.
"Threesingle-actionColt’srevolvers,withtheheavier,orAmericanpatternofcartridge."
