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fired at him, and that he had not the leaft 
doubt of his being killed. A very unlkilful 
hand may fometimes do execution by chance; 
and though it was neceffary to wait more than 
a quarter of an hour before we could fee the 
animal rife up from the water, I refolved to 
watch him myfelf, and to fend my Hottentot 
in queft of more people ; giving him orders 
at the fame time to bring me fome refrefh- 
ment. At the end of an hour and an half, 
which I paifed very impatiently, my people ar- 
rived, but the hippopotamus had not appeared. 
The hunter however alTured me, that after he 
had fired he had feen him plunge Into the 
water, and had obferved alfo a violent ebullition 
and feveral fpots of blood on the furface. He 
added, that the current being very ftrong, the 
animal might perhaps have been carried away 
by it, which I thought very probable ; on this 
account he fet out in hopes of finding it lower 
down, while I returned to my camp to diiTeO: 
the birds which I had killed. 
About th ree in the afternoon we were at- 
tacked by a dreadful ftorm ; and the foreil 
which bordered the mountain was feverai 
times ftruck with lightning. One of my 
people returned with an antelope he had kill- 
ed ; 
