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our fires prevented them from coming to 
difturb us. 
At breakfaft my people brought me one of 
the elephant's feet; which had fwelled fo much 
by its being baked, that I could fcarcely dif- 
tinguifh its form. It however looked well, 
and exhaled fo fweet a fmell that I was eager 
to tafte it. I indeed found that it was 
food fit for k king. I had often heard the 
feet of bears boafted of ; but I could not con- 
ceive how an animal fo heavy and coarfe as 
the elephant could produce fo tender and de- 
licate flefh. *' Never," faid I to myfelf — - 
never can our modern Luculli difplay upon 
their tables a difh like that which I now 
enjoy. In vain with their riches do they 
" change and reverfe the feafons ; in vain do 
they boaft of laying all nations under con- 
tribution : their luxury has never yet at- 
tained to this gratification ; bounds are pre- 
" f:rib(:d to their f^nfiiality." And I devoured 
without bread my elephant's foot ; while my 
Hottentots, feated near me, regaled themfelves 
^ with other parts, which they found no lefs 
excellent. Thefe particulars may appear child- 
Uhj or at leaft indifferent, to a great many 
readers \ 
