noon on March 3
To have these things made according to specifications took time and an endless amount of running about . Besides , there was the more ordinary part of the equipment to procure : English dogs , both foxhounds and terriers , horse-blankets , extra ropes , horseshoes , and so on . When the last of the expedition sailed from Southampton , there were forty-eight pieces of baggage on the list . This last contingent reached Nairobi at noon on March 3 , and for the first time then all the members of the expedition met together . Loveless proved to be a man a little below the medium height ; he held himself very erect , walked with quick , energetic steps , and wore a blond mustache . He made polite inquiries as to our voyage out , commented on the hot weather , and fully explained the condition of the horses and dogs . Means was taller .