Chapter XV Antelopes on the Settite
The Camp at Delladila—Trionis Nilotica—Fish linked to Reptiles—Scenes on the River’s Margin—The Nellut (A. Strepsiceros)—Swimming Rivers with a Horse—The Lion—The Lion Hunt—The Escape—The Bull Buffalo—Death of the Bull—The Arabs’ Tit-bit—The Arab Plan for making Fire—The Mehedehet Antelope—Sauve qui peut!—Nearly caught—Fire clears the Country—Discretion the better Part of Valour—The Camp in Danger—Nearly burnt out—Crocodile harpooning—The ugly little Statue—Harpooning the Hippopotamus—The Harpoon fixed—The Hippo determines to fight—The Lances are blunted—Hor Mehetape—Geological Features—Unpleasant Report of the Spies.