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' waited feveral days, and this delay did not 
^ accord with my impatience to reach my 
camp. 
On the other hand I could have wifhed not 
to refume my journey, for fear of being again 
attacked by the Bofhmen. 1 was defirous of 
informing Swanepoel of my fituation, and ob- 
taining from him a reinforcement which would 
enable me to repeh them ; but how could I 
tranfmit to him my orders ? 1 had already pro* 
pofed this commJflion to the people of the 
horde the firft day of my arrival, but in^ vain, 
for no one would undertake it ; and as to my 
. own people, they fpoke of it with fo much re- 
Iiiftance and affright, that, after founding them 
upon the fubjed, I thought it prudent not to 
make the propofal. 
Klaas, indeed, was fufSciently intrepid and 
devoted to my fervice to embrace it, and he 
even offered to fet out alone. But, in my pre- 
fent fituation, the bravery of this man was 
more neceffary to me than ever. He was the 
foul of my troop ; he fupported its courage 
by his example ; and, if we fhould, be agai-i> 
attacked, I had too much need of fuch a fe- 
cond voluntarily to part with him. I gave up, 
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