Chapter 24

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​⁠We arrived at Bulawayo early on Saturday morning. I was disappointed in the place. It was very hot, and I hated the hotel. Also Sir Eustace was what I can only describe as thoroughly sulky. I think it was all our wooden animals that annoyed him—especially the big giraffe. It was a colossal giraffe with an impossible neck, a mild eye and a dejected tail. It had character. It had charm. A controvers