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only to augment their terror. They be- 
gan to apprehend, that I wiihed to advance 
even beyond the country of the Houzouanas. 
They accufed Kiaas of having deceived the 
whole company, by making them beheve that 
my intention v^^as tQ return to my camp at 
Orange-River, after I had vifited that nation, 
while all my preparations feemed to announce 
plans perfedly the reverfe ; and this reafon- 
ing was not deftitute of probability, as I had 
hitherto faid nothing refpeding the proxi- 
mity of my return. 
Such was the ftill increafing embarraflment 
of my fituation. The great number of perfons 
who were in my fuite, their lazinefs^ their 
pufillanimity^ and their want of fubordination, 
were continually raifing up obftacles, w^hich 
flopped my progrefs, and thwarted ray de- 
fjgns. Several times had I already formed a 
refolutlon to difembarrafs myfelf from them, 
and to continue my journey with Klaas only, 
and the four men for whofe fidelity he had 
pledged himfelf; and 1 again found myfelf 
reduced to the necellity of adopting it. 
Before I proceeded, however, to this extre- 
mity, I was defirous to affure them myfelf of my 
fpeedy 
