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any where In this quarter. Interefting as this 
information was to me, I refolved to verify it 
before I confided in it. I repaired to the place, 
therefore, with Klaas and Bernfry, and found 
that my new acquaintance had not deceived 
me. I had never yet feen any pafturage equal 
to it fince I left Namero : it is true, it confifted 
folely of Bofhmen's grafs, to which my cattle 
were not accuftomed ; but the country afforded 
no other ; and this kind of grafs at leaft, though 
a little dry, was in great plenty. 
Bernfry remained with his horde, to wait for 
the arrival of my caravan. It had taken us fix 
hours to reach it, though on horfeback, and 
confequently I could not get back to my camp 
by day-light. Apprehenfive of lofing myfelf 
in the night on a road with which I was un- 
acquainted, I ref(3lved to fleep at the horde, 
and we returned the next morning, driving 
before us fix fheep which I had purchafed, 
and two goats that had juft yeaned. 
On my arrival I found a new caufe of un- 
eafinefs. Pinar, availing himfelf of my abfence, 
had renewed his attempts to entice my people 
from my fervice, and had fucceeded in fedu- 
cing Klaas Barter and one of his Hottentots. I 
was 
