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brandy, and a few pipes of tobacco. The wo- 
men, who during my refidence In the neigh- 
bourhood of their kraals had attached them- 
felves to my Hottentots, and who perhaps re« 
gretted a little the lofs of my kitchen, abfo- 
lutely infifted upon following us. But I had 
often remarked, though I pretended not to ob- 
ferve It, that my people had feveral times quar- 
- relied ; and the confequence was, that they had 
relaxed in their fervice : on this account I ob- 
ftinately perfifted in refufmg to fuffer thefe 
women to accompany us, or to remain with me. 
One only appeared to me to be very slOiivq : I 
found that fhe took great care of my cows and 
my goats, and that fhe wafhed my linen well. 
Thefe reafons concerned my own perfon; but 
another motive pleaded very powerfully in her 
favour. My faithful Klaas had conceived a 
violent affedion for her: to feparate them 
would have been to tear two hearts at once, to 
be fevere without any advantage, and to be 
cruel towards one who would have facrificed 
his life for me on every occafion. By a policy, 
therefore, contrary to that which any other 
would have adopted, I refolved to retain her. 
This mark of preference fhewed how far I 
4iftinguin^ed Klaas from^ h^is companions : 
T 3 Yvhether 
