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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." 

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