AN ESCAPE. 85 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 amusement, 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 D 2