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cunning, dispatched a party in search of the 
quacha after midnight, it being clear moon-light. 
They were successful in finding the animal lying 
dead, and, on cutting it in pieces, quietly brought 
it to their temporary inclosure, near the waggons, 
before the others were awake. However, the 
others soon discovered what had taken place. 
After all had eaten heartily of the rhinoceros's 
flesh at the fifteen fires, a man from a distant part 
called aloud, so as to be heard by all, owing to 
the stillness of the night, " I smell quacha flesh, 
who has it ?" Pelangye hearing the question, 
and probably knowing that the business was dis- 
covered, immediately answered "We have gotit." 
" Where did you get it ?" asked the same man 
with a loud voice. " In the field." " Did you give 
the Makooa-Shou* [the white men] the bullet 
that was in it ?" Had Pelangye acknowledged 
a bullet to have been in it, this would have proved 
that it had been shot, and ought to be divided 
as public property. Perceiving the artfulness of 
the question, he evaded it by simply answering, 
" We found it dead in the field." " Ay, ay, dead 
* The Bootshuanas call all civilized persons, or persons 
dressing like them, or possessing articles like them, such as 
Griquas and Hottentots> Makooa ; white men they call Ma- 
kooa-Shou. 
