“These... inquired if we wanted to barter for ivory with them” | Frontispiece |
| FACING PAGE |
In the cabin of the schooner | 2 |
“The captain shouted to me: ‘A swordfish is fighting a whale’” | 14 |
“When he saw these presents his face beamed with joy” | 38 |
“The king and I sat down opposite each other” | 48 |
“Then he handed me ‘Omemba’” | 59 |
“The voices came nearer and I saw a large canoe” | 60 |
“He had a very determined face” | 68 |
“Then came a profound silence. I lighted another match” | 76 |
“Just in time to see a huge male leopard spring upon one of the dogs” | 92 |
“The women were preparing food” | 96 |
“The first musician played on a ‘handja’” | 102 |
“A big fellow, tall and slender, rose. He was tattooed all over” | 110 |
“A little before dark she goes up a tree with the baby to sleep” | 120 |
“Sometimes he suddenly gets up and charges” | 140 |
“The big monster... seized ‘Bloodthirsty’ and threw him dead on the ground” | 150 |
“Their big, ugly mouths when opened, showed us their tusks” | 162 |
“We dragged the board with the crocodile upon it into the water” | 168 |
“I pointed out the footprints to them” | 174 |
“With some hesitation I crept upon the transverse limb” | 188 |
“I distinguished a huge bull which was leading them” | 198 |
“The two enormous tusks went through his side” | 212 |
“I stood up and held ‘Omemba’ in my right hand” | 218 |
“My hunters... fell at my feet and clasped them” | 224 |