150. TRAVELS IN 
but no one fliewed that ardour of obedience 
which half enfures fuccefs. My people fol- 
lowed me, it is true, and this is all I can fay j 
but I forefaw, from the flownefs of their mo- 
tions, that it would be difficult, to prolong the 
delufion I had created. 
I had no hopes of meeting with good water, 
till I fhould reach the bottom of the moun- 
tains ; but my people, in their terror, wan- 
dered fo often from our route, in order to gain 
time and retard the moment of our arrival, 
that they happened to find fome. I was obli- 
ged, therefore, Xo halt and encamp near it, 
though we had travelled as yet only four leagues. 
During the night, we obferved the fame 
fires as we had feen the evening before ; and 
at break of day I refolved to go out myfelf on 
difcovery, carrying with me a few prefents. 
On this occafion I did not take even Klaas 
along with me : he w^as become too neceffary 
in my camp ; and I left him behind me that, 
in cafe of alarm, he might keep together and 
encourage my people : but I was accompanied 
by four men who voluntarily offered their fer- 
vices, and who, like myfelf, were completely 
armed. 
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