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180 Only two African kopjes,

Only the vultures above,

Only baboons—at the bottom,

Only some buck on the move;

Only a Kensington draper

Only pretending to scout ...

Only bad news for the paper,

Only another knock-out.

Then mock not the African kopje,

And rub not your flank on its side,

The silent and simmering kopje,

The kopje beloved by the guide.

You can never be, etc.

Only two African kopjes,

Only the dust of their wheels,

Only a bolted commando,

Only our guns at their heels ...

Only a little barb-wire,

Only a natural fort,

Only "by sections retire,"

Only "regret to report"!