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to detain me any longer : I tore myfelf away 
from his afFe£tIonate carefles, and joined my 
horfes, my oxen, and my dogs. 
Kees had already got the ftart of me. Ef- 
corted by my eight people, one of whom 
carried my tent, I purfued my way, and foon 
loft fight of my camp. To crofs the river, 
I was obliged to go up its banks for the fpace 
of a league and a half i and when I had 
reached the other fide, a part of my people, 
who accompanied me thus far, took leave of 
me, and returned. 
Having quitted the river, we direded our 
courfe towards the north-eaft, which, ac- 
cording to my fyftem, agreed very well with 
the directions I had received from Hans, 
where to enter CafFraria in the broadeft part. 
We always travelled under the fame kind 
of trees which were interfperfed through-^ 
out every part of this canton, and the ground 
was covered with very long grafs, that in- 
commoded us much ; but my people fuf- 
fered more than I, becaufe, as it was entire^ 
ly dry, it pricked their feet at every ftep : 
they however remedied this inconvenience 
in part, by forming bulkins of thongs and 
grafs twift-ed together. My oxen alone ap- 
Qj peered 
