Chapter XII

1908-1913

Roosevelt's expedition to Africa--Selous' arrangements--Selous
joins Roosevelt at Naples--Goes to the Northern Gwas N'yiro with
MacMillan--Fails to obtain lions--Accident to Mr.
Williams--Selous at Vienna--Warburton Pike--Expedition to the
Bahr-el-Ghazal--Goes to Tembera--Phil Oberlander--Killed by a
buffalo--Some stories of Oberlander--Selous' hunt for the Giant
Elands--A hard trip--Illness and rapid recovery--Third
expedition to East Africa--Judd's adventure with a
lioness--Roosevelt on African hunting--Physical
limitations--Selous' last buffalo--A gallant foe--Elani his
Somali nearly killed--Dislike of crowds--Visit to the Channel
Islands--Roosevelt on the early Normans--Heatley Noble on
Selous--Their expedition to Iceland--Selous'
imperturbability--His powers as a climber--Selous' idea of a
good dinner--Selous on his Icelandic trip--Yearnings for
Africa--Young Fred Selous--A true son of his father--His
athletic prowess--An excellent airman--His untimely death 267