34a TRAVELS IN 
Thefe profeflions of attachment, in my pre-, 
fent fituation, gave me great pleaftire. I im-* 
mediately refumed my journey ; and, proceed- 
ing north-eaft, to avoid following the windings 
of the Draay, we fell in with an elbow of the 
river four leagues on, vv^here we halted in thq 
' midft of elephants and buffaloes. I fay in the 
midft of thefe animals ; for they were fo nume- 
rous, and fo far from wild, that we were fur- 
rounded by them on all fides. 
In the afternoon we travelled four leagues 
farther, in a north-weft diredlion, in order to 
remove from the river altogether ; and v/e en- 
camped near a brook, which, like the river, 
was dry ; though, like the river alfo, it had 
colledions of water in fome of its deeper 
parts. 
Thefe refervoirs in the midft of a parched 
defert had attracted, I believe, all the monfters, 
of Africa • fo that throughout the whole of my 
travels I have fpent few fuch turbulent nights. 
On all fides we heard wild beafts, and efpecial.iy 
lions, roaring in a terrible manner. Many 
of the latter, in particular, came roaming round 
my camp during the night, filling both my 
cattle and my people with affright : neither 
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