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camped where I was ; but as the road, during 
the whole day, had appeared to be good, I ima- 
gined it would continue fo to the banks of the 
Kruys,andl ordered my people to advance. As 
for me, having tripled the diftance by continu- 
ally running after game, fatigue at length fur- 
prifed me, and I got into my carriage, and threw 
myfelf upon a mattrefs, to reft myfelf for a mo- 
ment. 
The Hottentot who fat on the pole and di- 
rected the laft yoke of oxen, difmounted fromt 
his feat and walked by their fide ; but his com- 
panion, who was before and who guided the 
firft yoke, had quitted his, fo thatthe Hottentot 
behind could not well fee where he drovfc them. 
The ground near the river became every ia- 
ftant fteeper and more flippery. On a fuddcn 
a violent fhock threw the whole weight of 
the carriage on the pole, and it rolled, with all 
the cattle in confufion, to the brink of the river^ 
without any of my Hottentots being able to 
flop it or to alter its diredion. On this move- 
ment, as rapid as it was violent, I endeavoured, 
but in vain, to jump out. I imagined that I 
was precipitated among the rocks. However, 
aotwithftanding my fright, I ftill retained fuf- 
ficient 
