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pros and cons lie consented to join us, leaving his farm in 
charge of his white overseer, a very nice fellow, who, with 
his wife, lived in a cottage in the garden. We went back 
to Pieter-Maritzburg on Monday morning, and continued 
our preparations. During our absence Dubois had 
managed to secure two drivers, at £2 10s. a-piece and 
their food; also five other Caffres, as forelopers and 
general servants, who were anxious to return to their 
homes beyond the Transvaal, and were glad of the chance 
of working their passage back. E. very busy seeing after 
our supplies of groceries and such like, and generally 
making arrangements for our comfort. I had to buy four 
rifles, two of 4 and two of 6-bore, for the Cafire hunters 
to kill meat for our party when in the game country : the 
barrels were very thin, and I should not have cared to fire 
them off, but they didn 't burst after all. Meantime the 
wagons were being fitted up with lockers, little bed- 
steads, &c. ; Woodroffe having a small piece in the front 
part of our wagon for his den, divided from us by a canvas 
partition. 
April 30th, Went out to have a look at the hounds, 
which are kept principally by the ofiicers quartered here 
to hunt the small buck, which are found on the hills round 
the town. Had to turn out before daylight, as the scent 
disappears after the sun is well up. They often get a good 
gallop, but we were unlucky and had no sport. Bishop 
Colenso had kindly asked us to dine and sleep at Bishop- 
stone, about five miles from Pieter-Maritzburg. This 
time we could drive, though in many places the road was 
merely a track across the grass ; a picturesque house on 
the top of a hill, and splendid views all round ; a large 
tract of land, and gradually improving, attached to the 
bishopric. We spent a very pleasant evening. I was 
very glad to see a very good collection of the insects 
