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my friendlhlp. I, above all, aflured him that 
I would not remain long inadive at the Cape, 
and that I depended upon his affiftance for new 
enterprifes. This was the fole objed of his 
defires, and the only alleviation of his forrow. 
I muft indeed confefs that I could not fee him 
depart without the greateft emotion, though 
diftraded by crowds of vifitors who thronged 
into my friend's houfe, fome of whom were 
attraded by a generous concern for my wel- 
fare, but the greater number by a defire of 
gratifying their eager curiofity. 
I HAVE placed at the end of this volume 
the figures of a male and female giraffe, 
though I met with thefe animals only in my 
fecond journey. This, therefore, is a kind of 
anticipation that may appear irregular, but to 
which I have in fome meafure been conftrain- 
ed by folicitations which I ought to confider 
as commands. 
By way of fupplement, and as an explana- 
tion of thefe two plates, I have added a hafty 
^ketch refpeding the natural hiftory of the 
animals which they reprefent, referving more 
eflential 
