VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
and thirfi, that had not the fear of fhame urged me on, my 
companions being determined to accomplifh it at all events, 
I fhould moft certainly have given it up, before I reached 
the top. During this fultry and fatiguing expedition, I 
found great benefit, towards alleviating my thirft, by keep- 
ing a fmall pebble in my mouth ; and foraetimes by chewing 
rufhes, which we met with in our way. But, when we had 
reached the fummit, the delightful and extenfive profpedt 
we there enjoyed, the weather being uncommonly fine, 
fully atoned for the trouble, fatigue, and every fufFering, 
we had undergone. From this elevation we could overlook 
all the country about the Cape. 
As foon as we got to the top, our firfl: bufinefs was to 
look out for water ; but all we could find was fome ftagnant 
rain, which lay in the hollow of the ftones. Our thirfl:, 
however, was fo intolerable, that the difcovery even of this 
gave us inexprefiible pleafure ; and, notwithftanding we all 
perfpired moft violently, and were fenfible of the danger 
and impropriety of drinking a quantity of bad water in fuch 
a fituation, yet we could not refrain. As for my own part, 
it was utterly out of my power to liften at that time to the 
didates of prudence , and I believe it was equally difficult 
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