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A Merry Christmas to you! And to Archie and Quentin. How I wish I were to be with you all, no matter how cold it might be at Sagamore; but I suppose we shall be sweltering under mosquito nets in Uganda. A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND TO ARCHIE AND QUINTON HOW I WISH I WERE TO BE WITH YOU ALL NO MATTER HOW COLD IT MIGHT BE AT SAGAMORE BUT I SUPPOSE WE SHALL BE SWELTERING UNDER MOSQUITO NETS IN UGONDE
ome round the camp, uttering their queer howls; and once or twice we have heard lions; but unfortunately have never seen them. Kermit killed a leopard yesterday. He has really done so very well! It is rare for a boy with his refined tastes and his genuine appreciation of literature--and of so much else--to be also an exceptionally bold and hardy sportsman. He is still altogether too reckless; but by my hen-with-one-chicken attitude, I think I shall get him out of Africa uninjured; and his keenness, cool nerve, horsemanship, hardihood, endurance, and good eyesight make him a really good wilderness hunter. We have become genuinely attached to Cunninghame and Tarleton, and all three naturalists, especially Heller; and also to our funny black attendants. The porters always amuse us; at this moment about thirty of them are bringing in the wood for the camp fires, which burn all night; and they are all chanting in chorus, the chant being nothing but the words "_Wood_--plenty of wood to burn!  AT NIGHT THE HYENAS COME ROUND THE CAMP UTTERING THEIR QUEER HOWLS AND ONCE OR TWICE WE HAVE HEARD LIONS BUT UNFORTUNATELY HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM KERMIT KILLED A LEOPARD YESTERDAY HE HAS REALLY DONE SO VERY WELL IT IS RARE FOR A BOY WITH HIS REFINED TASTE AND HIS GENUINE APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE AND OF SO MUCH ELSE TO BE ALSO AN EXCEPTIONALLY BOLD AND HARDY SPORTSMAN HE IS STILL ALTOGETHER TOO RECKLESS BUT BY MY HEN WITH ONE CHICKEN ATTITUDE I THINK I SHALL GET HIM OUT OF AFRICA UNINJURED AND HIS KEENNESS COOL NERVE HORSEMANSHIP HARDIHOOD ENDURANCE AND GOOD EYESIGHT MAKE HIM A REALLY GOOD WILDERNESS HUNTER WE HAVE BECOME GENUINELY ATTACHED TO CUNNINGHAM AND TARLETON AND ALL THREE NATURALISTS ESPECIALLY HELLER AND ALSO TO OUR FUNNY BLACK ATTENDANTS THE PORTERS ALWAYS AMUSE US AT THIS MOMENT ABOUT THIRTY OF THEM ARE BRINGING IN THE WOOD FOR THE CAMP FIRES WHICH BURN ALL NIGHT AND THEY ARE CHANTING IN CHORUS THE CHANT BEING NOTHING BUT THE WORDS QUOTE WOOD PLENTY OF WOOD TO BURN IN QUOTE
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