Very interesting sidenote;

When the book was written the Graf Von Gotzen was still in service on Lake Tanganika. This was 2004. Dunno if she is still running now. Coal burners removed and Diesel engines installed at some point. This was the ship that was the inspiration for the Luisa in the African Queen.

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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester

"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."

WS