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when we left the shore of the lake in the morning. 

 Many skulls and human bones were seen close to the 

 path outside this village. 



After a lonof walk I reached the boat a little after 

 midnight. I found that Mr. Young had restowed her, 

 and she was riding at anchor about two hundred yards 

 from the shore. The Makololos were all asleep round 

 their fires when we arrived ; and as Mr. Young, 

 Reid, and Stacy were on board, I made up my 

 mind to spend the night by them. We were soon 

 at work cooking. The Makololos told me that the 

 storm ceased about noon, and that they had been 

 busy all the afternoon loading the boat and hauling 

 her off. 



It was a lovely night as I sat cooking my supper, a 

 bright moon shining, and scarcely a breath to move 

 the water of the lake ; but hardly had I finished eat- 

 ing and had lighted a pipe, when a fresh breeze spring- 

 ing up from the south-west, I saw too plainly that we 

 were likely to have a repetition of last night's work. 

 The wind freshened with wonderful rapidity, and in less 

 than an hour after my return it was blowing another 

 gale, heavy seas as usual rolling in and breaking on 

 the beach. The moon was shining brightly, and the 

 lake looked magnificent. Suspecting what was com- 

 ing, I was preparing for it, when a voice from the 

 Search called, ^' All hands to clear the boat." She 

 was again dragging her anchor. Taking the men who 

 were on shore with me, I waded out till the water 

 was up to my shoulders, but ihe Search was still 

 out of reach. The sea was rolling in heavily, every 

 now and then lifting me from the bottom, and two of 



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