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number of people employed to ft art and lie ia 
wait to frighten the game being loo few, the 
animals, lefs terrified, fled with lefs precipita- 
tion; In fuch cafes tl;ie leading antelope only- 
fell into the fnare ; the reft, warned by his fall^ 
leaped over the pits. In fad:, I had perceived 
I in the prefent hunt the truth of this remark 5 
and it may be inferred, that our fuccefs had 
been chiefly owing to my guns and my dogs. 
Our game was liow to be conveyed to the 
kraal ; but the day being too far advanced, 
we agreed to defer this bufinefs till the next 
day, and to fpend the night on the field of 
battle. We fent, however, for fome oxen. 
At day-break they arrived ; and v/e returned 
to the horde in triumph, attended by the pro- 
duce of our chace. 
This was fuflieiently abundant to give every 
family reafon to rejoice. Equal portions were 
diftributed to each, and part was employed to 
furnifli out a regale, to which the horde added 
fome fat fheep : for among the lavages there 
can be no feafting without fat, and particularly 
that of mutton. The feaft was concluded by 
a dance, which continued all night"; the party 
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