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gigantic beasts - very old bulls evidently. The one we had skinned first had a good bit the biggest span & longer horns while the second was more massive & a thicker, heavier beast generally.
We got back to camp by 10.30 and I never enjoyed a breakfast more. The sun was tremendous at 8.30 & we fairly put away the coffee aided by the fresh milk from the [[strikethrough]] Bom [[/strikethrough]] masai Boma close by. The headman, a gigantic savage, with a "wall eye" usually comes round & holds out a flabby hand to shake & solemly smokes a cigarette in silence. 
Malimu[[strikethrough]]s[[/strikethrough]], my last year's gun bearer arrived at 12.30 bringing a mail. I am glad to have him back. There are no letters from Bawdsey in the mail - they must have missed it somehow - a great disappointment. 
[[underlined]] Jan 9. [[/underlined]]
Away before dawn to look for 4 old Bulls the masai reported, which lived outside the forest, but we could find no trace of them anywhere. C & I did a long round, getting in about midday. I did not fire a shot. C killed a Topi