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lirft to be a matter of fome difficulty. Nei- 
ther in the afternoon nor in the evening had a 
fmgle peribn of the kraal approached my camp 5 
and the ftotunents vvhich this conduft an- 
nounced fiirprifed me the more, as no lavage 
nation had ever behaved towards me in the 
fame manner. Were they afraid of me, of 
the Kouzouanas, or of the infections diftem- 
])er prevailing in the canton from which we 
iiad come? This queftioa I cannot reiolve : 
but their keeping at a didance betrayed fufpi- 
cion at leaft ; and this fufpicion was fo great, 
that, during the night, they deliberated whe- 
ther they fhould not retire to the mountains. 
Klaas, who fought every opportunity to 
ferve and allifl: me, having gone out at break 
of day to make obfervations, caine to commu- 
nicate to me an iiviportant rciiark. The horde 
was very coniiuerahle ; and yet he had feen 
only a frnall nuuiber of cattle, incapable 
of fupplying food to fo many individuals. 
Hence he concluded that they had removed 
or concealed the greater part of their herds : a 
conjedlure that appeared to be well founded ; 
but the condud: of thefe favages afflicted more 
than ii aftonifiied me. 
^ Defirous, 
