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it might be productive of danger to himself and to his 

 tribe ; as it was known that they were well provided 

 with arms and ammunition, which might be turned 

 against himself by the Chief Dingaan, from whom 

 he had revolted. He complained of a wound he had 

 received from the gun of a white man, and ordered 

 the horses to be produced that had been taken from 

 Klaas Lochenberg, an old fugitive European, who 

 had recently attacked him with a party of CafFers 

 belonging to the Chief Fako, and whom, together 

 with most of his associates, he had succeeded in 

 destroying. These poor animals he treated in a 

 manner too horrible to relate, as if for the express 

 purpose of annoying his visiters, and provoking them 

 to remonstrate, which might form the pretext for a 

 quarrel. From these and other suspicious circum- 

 stances, the party began to feel some degree of un- 

 easiness at their situation ; although Mr. Farewell 

 himself still continued to manifest the greatest con- 

 fidence in the Chief, endeavouring thus to dissipate 

 the fears of his companions, and assuring them that 

 he had known Queto too long to apprehend danger 

 either from himself or his people. Their alarm being 

 somewhat allayed, they retired to rest ; Mr. Farewell 

 and his two friends to their tent, and the others to 

 an adjoining hut. 



During the night, Lynx, the interpreter, overheard 

 certain indications of danger, which induced him to 

 creep towards Mr. Farewell's tent, and acquaint 



