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in the enemy's country the utmost precaution was

necessary, unless we were anxious for a fight. As

we did not exactly yearn for so exciting an amuse-

ment, we lay down in the long grass, concealed from

view, while several men were sent in each direction

to find out who had made the new track. The first

set of scouts soon returned, bringing the intelligence

that they had seen the camp where this other party

had passed the night. The fires were still burning,

and as it was very close to our own camp it was a

surprising matter that they had not seen us. About

an hour afterwards the other men came back, having

successfully reconnoitred the other party, whom

they had discovered to be a band of Kabrega's men

on the march towards Unyoro. We had had a

narrow escape, and very thankful I was that they

had missed us. We immediately started again, and

pressed on through a deep swamp. When we

halted we had covered about twenty- eight miles.

For the last mile or two I had to be supported, as a

sharp attack of fever came on, owing probably to an

unusually scorching sun, combined with the marshy

ground we had passed over. The march was made

very quietly, and at night the fires were all covered

to prevent the glare discovering our presence to

Kabrega's warriors. We spent the quietest night

I think I ever passed in Africa, and as I had fever I

was devoutly thankful for the stillness.

We passed the night in one of our old camps. I

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