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Each In particular examined me with the 
utmoft attention, even to the minuteft part 
of my drefs : every thing attracted their 
looks, Haabas himfelf, who had never feen 
me in my camp but in an undrefs, or in my 
hunting equipage, feemed aftonifhed at my 
ftrange attire: I imagined that he fl^.evv^ed 
me much more deference than ufual, and 
that he afTumed a more refpedtful air as he 
paffed me. 
I- had difmounted under the fhade of a 
large tree, to which they came to compli- 
ment me ; but I remained there only a few 
minutes to refrefh myfelf. It was a real 
feftival to me to contemplate this interefting 
horde, to which I advanced efcorted by my 
whole troop ; and as I paffed before one of 
the huts, which like thofe of the Hotten- 
tots have only a very low entrance, the 
miftrefs of it, who at firft made her appear- 
ance to furvey me at a diftance, immediately 
retired; fo that I was obliged every moment 
to floop, in order to examine the infide. It 
was a very curious fpedtacle to fee thefe 
brown vifages miotionlefs, and as it were 
fixed to the wall, in the back part of the 
hut, exhibiting every where the appearance 
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