and knees to avoid the hooks of the kittar bush, and occasionally
listening for a sound
With the greatest labor I led the way, creeping frequently upon my hands
and knees to avoid the hooks of the kittar bush, and occasionally
listening for a sound. At length, after upward of an hour passed in this
slow and fatiguing advance, I distinctly heard the flap of an elephant”s
ear, shortly followed by the deep guttural sigh of one of those animals,
within a few paces; but so dense was the screen of jungle that I could
see nothing. We waited for some minutes, but not the slightest sound
could be heard; the elephants were aware of danger, and they were, like
ourselves, listening attentively for the first intimation of an enemy.

• There was very little game in the neighbourhood, as it was completely
• After sixteen hours" actual marching from Cassala we arrived at the
• I made my way to a street of shops: it had a busy appearance, more so than
• Near Renton, on the banks of the Leven, I saw a little neighborhood,