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his companions — for his own waggon and that of 
Mr. Westbeach were never far apart as they ad- 
vanced — of sHght headache, the usual precursor and 
accompaniment of African fever. I n a couple of days, 
however, he was better again, so that he even went 
out hunting. But this apparent improvement un- 
happily proved delusive, and it soon became evident 
that he was suffering from an attack of fever. And 
now he continued for some days, with slight fluc- 
tuations, better and worse till the 29th, when his 
condition became alarming. Throughout his entire 
journey up country from the Makalakas as far as 
the Pantamatenka he had been engaged in taking 
careful observations of the country, and noting the 
various watering-places along the road, and this he 
continued to do on his way back, to check his former 
notes. His regular Journal had been again discon- 
tinued on the 2 2d, but he still made some brief 
jottings of the route until the 31st of the month, 
when, such was his condition, even these had also 
to be abandoned, and he continued very ill till the 
morning of the 5 th of February, when there was a 
decided change in him for the better. 
During the whole of this time Dr. Bradshaw had 
remained with or near him, and Mr. Westbeach had 
kindly lent him the services of one of his own boys, 
who could speak a little English. There was now 
every reason, so far as the traveller was himself con- 
cerned — and had been ever since he first showed 
signs of illness — for the party to make all speed 
upon their journey south. Once at Tati he would 
