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up in an hour when I got another shot at 200 yards. Again I hit him but he made off and I eventually lost him. I cant make it out for I thought I hit him right both times, but there was a very strong wind & I was quite seedy by that time. I got back to camp at 5.30 with a first rate attack of fever on me - in a cheerful frame of mind at having lost the best Eland in Africa. To bed with 20 grs quinine, 10 grs asperine & 2 pills.

[[underlined]] Dec 29. [[/underlined]]
Spent the day in bed. By dint of much quinine, I have knocked the fever out, but the trouble has gone to my throat which is almost closed up & and I cannot swallow or articulate. Have had cold water compress on all day, with apparently no result. I think I must be encamped on dirty ground. there are 10000000 flies in my tent & the mosquitos buzz round all night. However I think I must hang on one more day for an Eland.
[[underlined]] Dec 30 [[/underlined]]
Crawled out about 9 am & spent 5 hours in fruitless search of Eland. Could find them nowhere.