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i-efifting any longer fo many ills, he had gone, 
exhaufted and dying, like the wild beafts, 
to yield his lad breath in fome fequeftered 
corner. 
Thefe gloomy prefages appeared to me more 
natm'al than thofe of my companions, yet they 
were not better founded. While they were 
contending for theirs ; and I, from motives of 
prudence, concealed mine ; they perceived 
Jantje running towards us, with extended 
arms, and making thofe figns ufual among the 
favages when they have any great news, either 
good or bad, to announce. 
On his arrival he informed me, that, 
the ftorm in the night having reftored his 
ftrength, he availed himfelf of it to endeavour 
to render me a fervice. He had flattered him- 
felf, that the darknefs would enable him to diC- 
cover any fires that might be kindled in the 
furrounding valleys, and with this defign he 
quitted me. " 1 rambled" added he, " all the 
" night, without perceiving any fire ; but at 
" day-break I obferved, about a league off, a 
flock of fheep coming from a kraal, and 
" fpreading over the plain. My firft thought 
was to go and fpeak to the keepers, of whom 
G 2 • there 
