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For the honour of the women I ought not 
to omit, that there was not one of them who 
had recourfe to this mode of conveyance ; 
but, conftantly fmging, dancing, and playing 
their gambols, they kept the caravan in con- 
tinual gaiety, and in times of fuffering and dif- 
trefs gave leffons of courage to the men. 
It muft be confeffed, that, as they travelled 
with fuch conveniences and refources as they 
had never before known, the march was to 
them a party of pleafure, and a fort of feftival. 
Their curiofity, too, was gratified in traver- 
fmg a new country, where they wanted for 
nothing. 
There were eleven of thefe, women or girls^ 
without reckoning Rachel, the vnk of Klaas, 
whom I took with me to look after a little 
herd of three cows, fix goats, and fixteea 
fheep, which were to follow me in cafe of 
want. I had, befides, Kees, four dogs, and three 
horfes (for Bernfry added his to my two) ; 
making in all fixty perfons and forty-feven 
animals. Such was my caravan ; which de- 
parted in good, condition, but did not fo return. 
Thus it is men march to battle. 
In the afternoon of the day appointed for 
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