Intends to visit the Mashukulumbwe country--Expedition into the northern Kalahari--The Botletlie river--Adventure with lions--The difficulties of the Thirstland--The Mababe flats--Oxen nearly exhausted--Finds water--Kills two lionesses and two fine lions--Hunting on the Linyanti and Chobe--The death of French--Sick with fever--Causes of the Zulu War--The magnanimity of the Zulus--Selous' visit to Cetewayo--The story of John Dunn--McLeod of McLeod--The Swazi king's reasoning--Selous' views on the Zulu War--Sir Godfrey Lagden--Selous again goes to Matabeleland--J. S. Jameson, some details of his life--Expedition to Mashunaland--Return to England--Causes of the first Boer War--Selous' first book--Slaughter of game in South Africa--The ethics of Big Game hunting 120 CHAPTER VI 1881-1885 Return to South Africa--Intends to be an ostrich farmer--Goes north again--The snake-stone--Collecting specimens of big game and butterflies--A bold lioness--Visit to Khama--Lion attacks the camp--Death of the lion--Laer's narrow escape--Kills a leopard--Reaches the Zambesi--Goes south and then returns to Mashunaland--The Manyami plateau--A savage leopard--Adventure with a lion--The hippopotamus row--A poor outlook--Visit to the Mababe--A man-eating lion--Return to Bulawayo--The white rhinoceros--A wonderful herd of elephants--A great day spoiled by a sulky horse--Frequently charged by elephants--A savage cow--Curious magnanimity to a horse--Liechtenstein's Hartebeest--A gallant sable antelope--Havoc amongst the dogs--Danger from wounded sable and roan antelopes 141 CHAPTER VII 1886-1889 Expedition to Mashunaland with Messrs. Jameson, Fountaine and Cooper--A serious accident--Sets out for Barotsiland--Arrival at Wankie's--Extortion by the Batonga chiefs--Monzi--The Mashukulumbwe--Into the jaws of death--Attack on Selous' camp--Selous escapes south--Pursuit by the natives--Lucky meeting with a Wildebeest--His rifle stolen--Nearly shot--Reaches Monzi's village--A dangerous position--Marancinyan--Suspicious friendship--Moves south with guides--Meets some of his men--Their adventures--Reaches Panda-ma-tenka--Sikabenga's treachery--Crosses the Zambesi again--Wanderings in Barotsiland--Return to Bamangwato 157 CHAPTER VIII 1889-1892