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tion I wanted, and observing the passions 
of the man highly agitated at the recol- 
lection of his father's melancholy fate, I 
thought it necessary to change the con- 
versation, and we immediately proceeded 
towards the shore. 
The principal part of my people, and 
most of the CafFrees, were employed during 
this conversation on the beach ; and I had 
the satisfaction to observe they had pro- 
cured several pairs of trowsers, many shirts, 
jackets, pieces of timber, and some cordage. 
I had before picked up four shirts and a 
pair of trowsers, which I then wore. The 
natives seemed highly pleased with their 
new habiliments, but they did not know 
how to put them on. Some had placed 
the back part of the shirt before, and 
others had done the same with the jackets 
and the trowsers. The moment I perceived 
their mistake, I went up to one of the 
Caffrees, who was endeavouring to button 
the collar of a shirt behind, and adjusted 
his dress. My people did the like with 
several others j and these civil attentions 
