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rebel. Terror inftantly diffufed Itfelf through- 
out my whole camp ; and the culprit fled as 
fall as he was able, running as though the 
wind had driven him along, fp that he was 
out of light in an in Rant. 
This a61ion haftened the moment of a re- 
volution, w^hich might become general ; and I 
had immediately after reafen to apprehend this, 
when I faw them al! fet off their own way, 
and difperfe themfelves over the country. 
However, I was miftaken. The example of 
feverity they had witnefied intimidated them. 
Klaas affured me, that they were going in 
fearch of the loft animals : and, in fad, whea 
they returned in the evening w^ithout having 
found them, he came to inform me, that they 
were all very uneafy about the confequences 
of my anger, and feared I fhould afcrihe the 
inefFicacy of their fearch to negligence and ill-^ 
will. 
Their return but little afifeded me; as I fhould 
have feen them depart with the greateft calm- 
nefs. Certain that Klaas and Swanepoel w^ould 
never defert me, certain of having itiade my- 
felf friends among the favages I had juft 
i^fited, I was perfuaded I could continue my 
journey, 
