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morning ; and, giving orders to the five men 
recommended by Klaas to hold themfelves in 
readinefs to ftart early, I declared to the reft 
that I w^ould leave them mafters of their con- 
dud ; but that I v/as ready, neverthelefs, to 
admit into my company fuch as might have 
the courage to follow me. 
My new plan was to vifit the Houzouanas, 
and to return to my camp at Orange-River, 
not by the route I had purfued in coming hi- 
ther, but by any other which might give me 
an opportunity of becoming acquainted with 
new hordes. When I arrived at the camp, I 
intended to refume my waggons, to proceed 
by a different road to the Cape, where I meant 
to leave them, and to begin, at a better chofen 
period and only with oxen of burden, a third 
journey, in which I expeded more fuccefs 
than in my fecond ; and which I was defirous 
of undertaking through the countries fituated 
on the eaft of the Cami^. 
To execute this plan, I forefaw that I fhould 
have oGcafion for the fervices of the Houzou- 
anas ; and on that account I was anxious to 
put them to the teft, and endeavour to fecure 
their friendlhip, Befides, my new mode qf 
travelling, 
