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headed her, and by keeping wide away from her, 
and shouting lustily, I succeeded in driving her right 
to the wagon, and I rolled her over within 150 yards, 
in the midst of all the seven dogs. It was a grand 
sight, and she was in fine condition. We out- 
spanned at once, and finding water near at hand, in 
a vley, made a night of it, and laid in a good stock 
of flesh. We were all in high spirits, had an 
enormous fire, and huge marrowbones roasting all 
round it. It always surprises me that the Kaffirs 
do not get sick, the quantity of marrow, fat, and 
grease they consume is marvellous ; they have 
stomachs like a hyena, nothing comes amiss to them 
