AFRICA. 
in the cavities of the rock?. They were never 
tired of admiring thefe beautiful banns of li- 
quid cryftal, the tranfparency of which w^as 
unclouded : they were all eager to tafle of it ; 
and if one of them difcovered a new refervoir, 
he called his comrades, who, joining in his 
ecftafy, failed not to tafte of it alfo, and found 
its water ftill more copious, more clear, and 
more delicious than the preceding : mere chil- 
dren, who feemed to intend by drinking now 
to quench tlie thirft that Qiould occur tc-mjor- 
row. 
I had an interior fenfatlon of pure delight 
in feeing thefe unfortunate Hottentots laugh 
and amufe tbemfelv^s with our paft misfor- 
tunes, and, fatisfied with the prefent, difmifs 
all care for the future. My mind was fixed 
upon the future j but I was not inclined to 
difturb their tranquillity. Meanwhile one 
thought ftrongly fuggefled itfelf to me, and the 
hope that it conjured up in iny mind completed 
the charm I felt in thefe fcenes, as limple as 
they were affedting. The number of refervoirs 
we found on our road, convinced me that the 
ftorm had extended a great way ; and I had 
every reafon to conclude, that, coming fro n 
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