AFRICA. 5 
I took with me eight men, among whom 
was Klaas. That our refearch might be con- 
ducted with more promptitude and certainty, 
i direded him, with three of his comrades, to 
proceed on the weft of the fmall chain of moun- 
tains, and, marching northward, to follow irs 
courfe ; while I, in the mean time, with four 
hunters, penetrated the defile, which w^as com- 
pletely covered with thickets. " 
After w^alking fome time, I arrived at a \ 
path, which appeared much trodden. This 
difcovery, at which we had every reafon to re- 
joice, petrified my four men with terror. They 
fancied this path to lead to fome retreat of 
the Bofhmen, and begged me to advance no 
farther, left w^e fliould be all killed by thefe 
robbers. In vain did I urge to them, that the 
greatcft misfortune that could befall us in our 
prefent circum fiances was the meeting with no 
one, and that it was impoffible for us to extri- 
cate ourfelves from our urgent diftrefs without 
the aid of fome human being ; they beheld no- 
thing at the end of the path but a horde of af- 
faffins ; and, not daring to advance, they flop- 
ped, hefitating betw^een fhame at deferting me, 
and the fear of being murdered. " If the devil 
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