Chapter 21

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌⁠I had no further difficulty in carrying out my plans. I found a small hotel in a back street, got a room there, paid a deposit as I had no luggage with me, and went placidly to bed.

On the following morning I was up early and went out into the town to purchase a modest wardrobe. My idea was to do nothing until after the departure of the eleven-o’clock train to Rhodesia with most of the party on boa