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ing of my arms by his own, he could not 
believe that it was poffible to wound twice 
with the fame arrow. He was therefore 
greatly aftonifhed to hear my fecond report, 
and to fee the animal dead. He faid he ar- 
dently wifhed to have an inftrument like 
mine in his pofTeffion, to repel the Caffres ; 
and he formed this wifh with fuch an air 
and tone, as made m.e conclude, that man, if 
he is not the ftrongeft of animals, is how- 
ever the nobleft and moft courageous. He 
alked me why the planters had not fufees of 
the fame kind ; a queftion which appeared to 
be full of good fenfe, but it was impoffible 
for me to anfwer it. The planters not only 
have none in their pofieffion, but even, before 
my arrival, they had never feen any of them ; 
and on all the plantations that are at a dif- 
tance from the Cape, my fufee w^is confi- 
dered as a wonder and a lingular curiofity. 
In the midft of our converfation, I thought 
I perceived, by ^miroo's looks, that he ima- 
gined it poffible for me to fire as often as I 
pleafed ; I was convinced of this by the em- 
barraffing queftion which he afterwards pro- 
pofed. A kite having paffed over our heads, 
I difcharged both my fliot at it ^ but it only 
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