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feeling awfully seedy & a cold driving rain did not improve matters. Had to turn it up after 5 hours & come back to camp. Shot a grant & a Dik-dik on way home - the latter running at about 120 yards. Must trek tomorrow in order to get back to Nairobi in time to catch boat. My throat is awful and I am as thin as a rat. I have done my best for my 2[[superscript]]nd[[/superscript]] Eland, but luck is against me. 

[[underlined]] Dec 31 [[/underlined]]
Had a very bad night - Marched at 6:30 & arrived Rum-Ruti at 11:30 - jolly glad to get in. Found there is a dispensary with a compounder, so had my throat painted & got a large bottle of gargle. Instantaneous improvement. Had a good hot bath & managed to get some lunch. No doubt was poisoned by bad water & camping on dirty ground. Head better too - can smoke without much pain.  Hope revived & sallied out at 2.30 to try & get an Impala. Had 3 shots & killed 3 rams stone dead & back at 5 Pm. Done me as much good as the gargle. Unfortunately only one good head amongst the three. I discovered this morning that