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raffed in my prefence, and appeared to fliun 
me ; which led me to believe, that, if I fliould 
be obliged to proceed fome time longer with 
him, he would keep at a diftance from me and 
my people, and would probably endeavour, 
as foon as circumftanccs would allow, to quit 
me entirely. 
The next day we refumed our journey, ftill 
following the courfe of the river. After tra- 
velling four hours and a half, we found a con- 
fiderable cavity in its bed, which, happily for us, 
contained water, and indeed fufEcient for the 
two caravans and all our cattle. We found in 
it alfo a few turtles, which my divers caught, 
and which afforded us a temporary refrefh- 
ment, equally pleafing and falubrious. The 
place where we flopped is called by the Hot- 
tentots Gariche, 
Swanepoel was ftill In pain, and defirous 
of having fome rhinoceros's blood to drink. 
This is a medicine in repute, I know not why, 
both among the colonifts and the favages. It 
is reckoned excellent for luxations, fradtures, 
and inward hurts in general : but rhinoceroses 
are not to be killed when you pleafe, and I had 
none at prefent at my command. For want 
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