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It was my duty not to kill the rhino. But I would have to if he or she charged and there was no way out. I planned to shoot the first
barrel into the ground to turn the rhino. If it did not turn I would kill it with the second barrel. Thank you very much I said to
myself. It is easy. Just then I heard the motor of the hunting car start and heard the car coming fast in low gear. I started to fall back
figuring a yard was a yard and feeling better with each yard gained. The hunting car swung alongside in a tight turn and I pushed
the safety and jumped for the handhold by the front seat as the rhino came smashing out through the vines and creepers. It was
the big cow and she came galloping. From the car she looked ridiculous with her small calf galloping behind her. She gained on us
for a moment but the car pulled away. There was a good open space ahead and Mthuka swung the car sharply to the left. The
rhino went straight on galloping then slowed to a trot and the calf trotted too. “Did you get any pictures?” I asked Miss Mary. “I
couldn’t. She was right behind us.” “Didn’t you get her when she came out?” “No.” “I don’t blame you.” “I picked out the Christmas
tree though.” “You see why I wanted to cover you,” I said unnecessarily and stupidly. “You didn’t know she was in there.” “She lives
around here and she goes to the stream at the edge of the swamp for water.”
• “Everybody was so serious,” Miss Mary said. “I never saw all of you joke people get so
serious.” “Honey, it would have been awful if I had had to kill her. And I was worried about
you.” “Everybody so serious,” she said. “And everybody holding on to my arm. I knew how
to get back to the car. Nobody had to hold on to my arm.” “Honey,” I said, “they were only
holding your arm so that you wouldn’t step in a hole or trip on something. They were
watching the ground all the time. The rhino was very close and might charge anytime and
we’re not allowed to kill her.” “How did you know it was a female with a calf?” “It stood to
reason. She’s been around here for four months.” “I wish she wasn’t right in the place
where the Christmas trees grow.” “We’ll get the tree all right.” “You always promise
things,” she said. “But things are much simpler and better when Mr. P. is here.” “They
certainly are,” I said. “And they are much easier when G.C. is here. But there is nobody
here but us now and please let’s not fight in Africa. Please not.” “I don’t want to fight,” she
said. “I’m not fighting. I simply don’t like to see all you private joke people get so serious
and so righteous.” “Have you ever seen anybody killed by a rhino?” “No,” she said. “And
neither have you.” “That’s right,” I said. “And I don’t intend to. Pop’s never seen it either.”
“I didn’t like it when you all got so serious.”

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