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capsize, we reached the river-bed, and for the rest 

 of the way up to Naroekas Poort (another moun- 

 tain pass), where lay the house of our friends, we 

 fared well enough. Finally, twanging cheerily upon 

 the horn to let them know we were coming, we 

 drove up the last steep bit of hillside, and pulled 

 up in front of a good-sized, square, flat-topped, 

 single-storied house, where for some time to come 

 we were to sojourn. Our coming was unexpected, 

 and our welcome more than a warm one. We 

 spent a long enjoyable day, receiving and imparting 

 news, and sat smoking and talking far into the 

 night. 



