The Giraffe Hunters
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Reid Mayne. The Giraffe Hunters
Chapter One. Arrival at the Promised Land
Chapter Two. On the Limpopo
Chapter Three. A Twin Trap
Chapter Four. In the Pits
Chapter Five. Arend Lost
Chapter Six. Spoor’em
Chapter Seven. The Lost Hunter
Chapter Eight. Rescued
Chapter Nine. An Incident of the Road
Chapter Ten. Macora
Chapter Eleven. Macora’s Kraal
Chapter Twelve. Spying out the Land
Chapter Thirteen. The Faithful “Smoke.”
Chapter Fourteen. The Lagoon
Chapter Fifteen. Hippopotami
Chapter Sixteen. Hunting Hippopotami
Chapter Seventeen. To the Giraffe Country
Chapter Eighteen. A Giraffe Chase
Chapter Nineteen. The Camelopard
Chapter Twenty. A Race for Life
Chapter Twenty One. A Creature hard to kill
Chapter Twenty Two. A Separation
Chapter Twenty Three. From Bad to Worse
Chapter Twenty Four. Reunion
Chapter Twenty Five. Mistakes of a Night
Chapter Twenty Six. Captured
Chapter Twenty Seven. In Thongs
Chapter Twenty Eight. Led out to die
Chapter Twenty Nine. Just in Time
Chapter Thirty. The Hopo
Chapter Thirty One. Disappointed
Chapter Thirty Two. Driven away
Chapter Thirty Three. The Retreat
Chapter Thirty Four. Tyranny and Loyalty
Chapter Thirty Five. Welcome Tidings
Chapter Thirty Six. Besieged
Chapter Thirty Seven. Not quite too late
Chapter Thirty Eight. A Talk about Home
Chapter Thirty Nine. Among the Mimosas
Chapter Forty. Another Disappointment
Chapter Forty One. A Herd of Buffaloes
Chapter Forty Two. The Poisoned Spring
Chapter Forty Three. Excitement for all
Chapter Forty Four. The Pit
Chapter Forty Five. On the Karroo
Chapter Forty Six. The Pool of Death
Chapter Forty Seven. The Water-Root
Chapter Forty Eight. An odd sort of Suction Pump
Chapter Forty Nine. Scenes seldom visited
Chapter Fifty. A Talk about Ostriches
Chapter Fifty One. Another Delay
Chapter Fifty Two. A Hopeless Chase
Chapter Fifty Three. A Weary Watch
Chapter Fifty Four. Chance better than Skill
Chapter Fifty Five. A Reverse of Fortune
Chapter Fifty Six. The Search for Willem
Chapter Fifty Seven. An Encounter between old Acquaintances
Chapter Fifty Eight. The Lost are found
Chapter Fifty Nine. A Lion Hunt
Chapter Sixty. A Sudden Reverse of Fortune
Chapter Sixty One. The Lost Found
Chapter Sixty Two. With the Hottentots
Chapter Sixty Three “The Dutchman’s Fireside.”
Chapter Sixty Four “Strayed or Stolen.”
Chapter Sixty Five. The Last of a Family
Chapter Sixty Six. News of the Lost
Chapter Sixty Seven. Why Congo turned Traitor
Chapter Sixty Eight. Light out of Darkness
Chapter Sixty Nine. The Kaffir discovers too much
Chapter Seventy. Congo a Captive
Chapter Seventy One. A Fight by Firelight
Chapter Seventy Two. All right once more
Chapter Seventy Three. Conclusion
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During the first night spent upon the Limpopo our adventurers had good reason for believing that they were in the neighbourhood of several kinds of game they were anxious to fall in with.
Their repose was disturbed by a combination of sounds, in which they could distinguish the roar of the lion, the trumpet-like notes of the elephant, mingled with the voices of some creature they could not remember having previously heard.
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It was therefore decided that search should be made for a better camping-ground, where they could build themselves a proper enclosure, or “kraal.”
After partaking of their first breakfast upon the Limpopo, Groot Willem, Hans, and Hendrik mounted their horses and rode off up the river, accompanied by the full pack of dogs, leaving Arend, with Swartboy and Congo, to take care of the camp.
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