AFRICA. II 
To amufe Amiroo and his companion, I 
employed the reft of the day in Ikinning my 
birds. Having invited them to ftay with me 
daring the night, telling them that they 
muft next day condud: me themfelves to 
their horde, they feemed to be exceedingly 
glad ; the evening was therefore fpent in 
great merriment, and we drank tea, as ufual, 
around a large fire. I ordered one of the 
fteep, w^hich Haabas had fent, to be killed, 
upon which we made a charming fupper ; and 
after our repaft amufed ourfelves with danc- 
ing and mufic : nor was the immortal lyre 
forgotten, for I had given two of them to 
my new guefts. Having feen fome of thefe 
inftruments in the hands of thofe of their 
horde who had paid me a vifit before them, 
their reputation was fo much extolled, that 
they were impatient to have one, though they 
did not venture to alk it ; I however anti- 
cipated their defire, and by this ftill added 
to the efteem and friendfliip w^hich they en- 
tertained for me. 
When it was time to retire to reft, I in- 
formed all my people how I intended to tra- 
vel next morning, and ordered Klaas to have 
my two horfes ready at the break of day. 
When 
