| “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 |