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CHAP. XXI. 
the right hand above the head and all exclaiming 
6 Biatt! ’ at the same moment; it means King or 
Father, and has a striking effect. 
The remainder of the day was devoted to seeing 
what there was to be seen and holding a levee, at which 
all the chief inhabitants were presented to His Royal 
Highness. In the evening there was a grand ball given 
by the acting Lieut.-Grovernor, Colonel Williamson, of 
the 85th Regiment, and the Mayor and Corporation of 
the city. It was a grand day and night too, for Pieter- 
mauritzberg, for not many of the inhabitants had ever 
before seen Royalty. Almost all classes attended the 
ball; and I must relate a second funny story about one 
of the Prince’s partners. After a dance he was walk¬ 
ing about with a lady on his arm who had no doubt 
during the day heard a good deal about 6 His Royal 
Highness,' but did not quite know how to address him 
personally, so to abbreviate what she had heard kept call¬ 
ing him 6 My Highness.’ The Prince was much amused 
at this, and I am afraid rather led her on to repeat 
the title for us to hear. 
During this day our wagon came in with the tired 
mules, and Currie and I at once started off some Zulu 
carriers with a quantity of hartebeast and bless-bok 
meat, which we had brought on from the Free State, 
to D urban, a distance of sixty miles, to be sent on board 
the 4 Euryalus,’ for the officers and sailors to partake of 
