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him, and make him change his pofition ; and 
that in all probability next morning he would 
choofe fome other fpot more favourable to 
our defigns. They had fallen in with about 
twenty buffaloes alfo, but they did not kill 
one. 
The night following, being the nth of the 
month, we were vifited by fome lions, hysenas, 
and jackals, which kept us continually on the 
watch till two o'clock in the morning. The 
fmell of our fteaks and frefh provifions had 
undoubtedly attracted them. We found it 
very difficult to keep our horfes quiet, and 
cfpecially the one I had bought from Mr. Mul- 
der in the country of Auteniqua. On hear- 
ing the cries of thefe ferocious beafts, this 
young animal was fo terrified, that we were 
under the neceffity of putting fhackles on his 
four legs, and double reins to his head, to 
prevent him from deflroying himfelf : the 
appearance of day reftored us however to our 
former tranquillity. 
The evening before I had fent a Hotten- 
tot to reconnoitre Koks-Kraal, which was the 
rendezvous where I agreed to wait for my de- 
puties. They had been gone only three days ; 
and as I could not exped: to fee them fo foon, 
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