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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
Chap. LXXXIV. 
as it would have interfered greatly with the collect- 
ing of plants, which, besides making astronomical 
observations, was his chief object ; and besides being 
an extremely tedious business, it required a de- 
gree of patience which my young friend did not 
possess.* However, I am afraid that even Macguire 
did not follow up my instructions for any length of 
time. At all events, as he did not accompany 
Mr. Vogel beyond Ydkoba, it seems evident that 
even if his journal should be saved, we should 
probably not find all the information with regard 
to the particulars of his route which we might de- 
sire in such a country ; for during all the journeys 
which he has pursued, as far as we have any know- 
ledge of them, he relied entirely upon his astronomical 
observations. I will say nothing here with regard 
to the results of this journey, as we may entertain 
the hope that his journals may still be saved, and that 
we may thus learn something more of him than the 
little which has as yet come to our knowledge. 
It may be easily imagined, that on returning to 
Kiikawa I felt rather desolate and lonely ; but I had 
other reasons for feeling uncomfortable, for having 
exposed myself to the cold the preceding night, I was 
seized with a violent attack of rheumatism, which 
* Macguire was to accompany Mr. Vogel on his excursion, and 
he promised cheerfully to assist him in every way towards accom- 
plishing the objects of Her Majesty's government. As for Cor- 
poral Church, it was thought the best plan that he should return 
to Europe in my company. 
