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jpebpie knew that I was going on a tiew ex- 
pedition, they all, as well as their wives, offered 
to accompany me, reqiiefting no pay but a 
ration of tobacco every month 5 and I accepted 
their offer with joy. 
To fay the truth, the company of colonial 
Hottentots I had in my fervice appeared to me^ 
from that period, a burden rather than an 
afliflance. Since their rebellion, I was altered 
with refpe<3: to them, and no longer faw them 
with the fame eyes. In my little excurfion, I 
had juft experienced how eafy it was to make 
friends among the favages ; and I particularly 
felt how advantageous it would be to a travel- 
ler, in vifiting a country with a view to be- 
come acquainted with it, to take no other 
companions or guides than a conflant fuccef- 
fion of its own inhabitants. 
My Camlnouquas had nine oxen, which I 
hired. I purchafed feven others ; and began 
immediately to pack up, in fheep-fkin bags, 
fuch goods and provifion as I meant to take 
with me» 
That my effeds might be kept in order, 
and I might be able to find them on my jour- 
ney, without difEculty or creating confufion. 
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