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CONVERSATION RESPECTING ENGLAND. 
19 July, 
of which he was totally ignorant ; although Champani, who w^s re- 
garded as a man of information, was aware that some white-men 
were distinguished as Dutch, and others, as English ; which he might 
probably have learnt from the circumstance of there being mission- 
aries of both nations at Klaarwater. 
I mentioned to them, in as comprehensible a manner as possi- 
ble, some particulars relative to my own country and Europe ; all 
of which they seemed to think very wonderful and interesting. If 
any of the Bachapins, I said, would come to England, they should 
with their own eyes see the truth of all which I had told them, and 
that when they came back again, they would be able to instruct their 
countrymen respecting all the fine things which they had seen, and 
to tell them all the wonders of the other land. Mollemmi replied, 
that he was certain I was one of the greatest chiefs in that land ; and 
when I endeavoured to assure him of the contrary, he said he never 
would believe that, because he could himself see how rich I was. 
When they left me, their thoughts were so involved in the 
novelty of the information which they had received, that they never 
once mentioned the word muchuko. 
Towards the evening, Mattlvi came and sat with me a short 
time ; I gave him a large piece of tobacco, thanking him for having 
prevented his people from disturbing me. He and his attendants 
had been passing their time as usual ; nor could I discover during the 
whole of my residence at Litakun, or in any part of my travels 
among the Bichuanas, the least appearance of any regular day of rest, 
or worship. He and his friends, he told me, had been admiring my 
flag, which they thought exceedingly beautiful as it waved in the 
wind. 
On my mentioning that I intended to send three of my men 
out to hunt on the morrow, he said he should let his brother Molaali 
go with them, to practise shooting and hunting according to our 
method. He did not intend going himself, because he must remain 
at home to take care of me and restrain his people from troubling 
me so much as they had lately done. His presence certainly had 
some effect in checking their importunities. Observing me writing 
