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tliefe I nilght render a fervlce to fome of the in- 
habitants in the interior parts of the country : 
but what wouid have afforded me confiderable 
pieafure, in my firft journey, became ufelefs 
in this ; as I found tio occafion of giving away 
a fingle lock, except to a planter of Nameroo, 
who accepted it, I believe, merely to oblige me, 
as I will freely confefs I was ignorant myielf 
■where he could fix it, there being only two 
openings in his houfe, of which one, that 
ferved as a door, was (hut, during the night 
t)nly, with an ox's hide ; and the Dther, ferv- 
ing as a window, was clofed with the bottom 
bf an old cafk. Laftly, knowing how much 
fnuff was in requeft among the women, I pro- 
vided myfelf with feveral pounds of it. How- 
ever minute thefe details may appear, their 
probable utility to future travellers, who may 
undertake the fame expedition, leads me to 
confider it as an indlfpenfable duty not to pafs 
them ovier in filence. 
I had f^nt for Swanepoel to town, to take 
'care of my packages, and to confult him re- 
fpe£i:ing my ftores. His knowledge in thefe 
matters was likely to be of ufe to me ; and in- 
deed he reminde d me of certain occurrences 
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