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from my gun bearer behind me "Simba", "lion". I seized my glass & there stretched most gracefully at full length on the sunny side of ant heap was a beautiful lioness. She lay there sideways to us looking quite beautiful, but alas her head was up & she had her eye on us. However there was just the outside chance she might wait, so we ran forward as fast as we could covered by a bush about 100 yards from where she lay. But it was no go & we arrived panting to find the nest empty. I made a careful circle of her nest at about 30 yards, but she had flown. Though the grass was not a foot high, She was not in sight. It was a chance in a thousand! If only we had seen her before she saw us. We made out some Eland & away I went again, but this time I failed to get within shot. Some cows spotted me & away they all went at a dignified trot. 2 hours hard going got me back to camp at 6 pm - Another long day, but a very interesting and enjoyable one, and I have been successful in securing