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were very painful, and we thought it advisable to return 

 immediiately to the wagons to procure some lineament for 

 rubbing them. We rode slowly and it was about the 

 middle of the afternoon when we reached the camp. Mr. 

 Ban-ill's ankle was so much swollen that he could not 

 walk, and we lifted him from his horse to a soft couch of 

 skins in one of the wagons. 



During the remainder of the day we discussed the ques- 

 tion of the extent of our journey. Mr. Barrill had a tole- 

 rably accurate map of the country with him. By exam- 

 ining this, we found that we were in the vicinity of the 

 people called Bechuanas, and that the journey of a few 

 days would take us within the limits of Amazoola, domi- 

 nions, governed by the able and inexplorable Moselekatse. 

 At this time the friendship of the chief for the white was 

 of a doubtful character, few persons, besides officials, ven- 

 tured from the colony to the borders of the Amazoola 

 country. Yet we desired to hunt that paragon of South 

 African animals the elegant giraffe, and we were willing 

 to encounter danger in gratifying our wishes. The debate 

 concluded in this resolution, not to place ourselves within 

 the reach of Amazooloo spears if we could find giraffe 

 without so doing ; but, at all events, to push on till our 

 eyes were gladdened with the sight of that noble beast. 

 Being extremely fatigued I retired to repose early that 

 evening. 



