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very cold^ and must keep it as a token of his fi'iendship. 

 A similar speech to Richardson was accompanied with a 

 leopard-skin girdle. Determined not to be out-done in 

 g'enerositVj we presented him in return with a rich Persian 

 carpet^ which had formed the basis of my bedding*. This 

 being* spread on the g-round^ had the desired effect of en- 

 ticing* him down from his seat, with the desig-n of inspect- 

 ing* it narrowly, and we instantly g*ave orders to yoke the 

 oxen, which had purjiosely been kept close to the wag*- 

 g*ons. 



Having* informed his Majesty that we were ready to 

 start, and the whips being* cracked, he accompanied us a 

 considerable distance — at last stopping*, and extending* his 

 hand, when a g*eneral leave-taking* took place, the word 

 " Fellow ! Fellow ! Fellow !" being* repeated as before by 

 each g-reat man, the bystanders shouting* '^ Haiyali F He 

 desired us to convey his tumcrisho to the white king* — 

 to Sir Benjamin D'TJrban, to whom he sent a special mes- 

 sage—and to Dr. Smith, adding* that Mohanycom would 

 accompany us to the Vaal River — but that we must make 

 haste back to the colony, lest the g'overnor should think 

 that he had slain us. Upon my repeating* that I should 

 shortly come ag*ain, bring-in g* for him a double-poled tent, 

 he replied that that was mooe^ mooe, mooe ! monanti, mo- 

 nantiy monanti ! tcinta, tanta, tanta ! that we must bring* 

 him '^ everything," and take care to visit him via Mr. Mof- 

 fat's station, and not by the Yaal River, lest mischief should 

 befal us by the way. 



We now paid and dismissed the interpreter, with a supply 

 of provision for the road, and a note to Dr. Wilson, thank- 

 ing* him for Baba's services, and informing* him of the 

 complete success of our neg*ociations with the king*. Upon 

 this point we had certainly g*ood reason to cong*ratulate 

 ourselves. Visiting* this capricious savag*e as we had done, 



