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they began to be uneafy about me. However, 
the place, fmce my departure, was totally 
changed. The rains had covered the ground 
with verdure, and the banks of the river were 
every where embellifhed with fine paftures. 
Accordingly Sw^anepoel had fent for the oxen 
I had left at Bernfry's horde, and had formed 
an enclofure for them, together with thofe 
"which he himfelf had purchafed, and fuch as I 
had bought on my way at diiierent hordes, 
which had been faithfully conveyed to him 
according ro the engagements of the venders. 
The name of Bemfry, which now ftruck 
my ear for the firft time thefe four months, 
feemed to prefage fome fatal new^s to me. My 
foreboding was too true. I was informed, 
that this abominable knave, enraged at my not 
having confided to him the fuperintendance of 
my camp during my abfence, had revenged 
himfelf by the moft flagitious condud:. 
When Swanepoel went with fome men to 
the neighbouring hordes to traffic for oxen, 
he had offered to accompany them under pre- 
tence of ading as a guide ; and the refult of 
thefe journeys was, that every thing bought for 
me w^as paid for at double its value, in confe-» 
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