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Out of Africa Visions of Kenya Quotes

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Quote #10

From there, to the South-West, I saw the Ngong Hills. The noble wave of the mountain rose above the surrounding flat land, all air-blue. But it was so far away that the four peaks looked trifling, hardly distinguishable, and different from the way they looked from the farm. (5.5.29)

As she finally leaves the farm, Nairobi, and ultimately Africa, the Baroness is faced with the fact that her vision of Africa will be different now. Instead of the close-ups she enjoyed every day from her home, now she sees Kenya from a distance, and it's different.