n, they called themselves the Xhosa: Hkausa, he pro- nounced the word, giving it a pronounced click in the back of his throat. ' Relations with the Hottentots had deteriorated: few brought animals to be traded, almost none wanted to work for the burghers. 'And his name?' he asked, pointing to the older Van Doorn. They noticed that he was shivering, and one woman said, 'He has the ague.
Occasionally they spied Hottentot clans, but they preferred to avoid them, for this was an adventure they did not want to share with others. Physica and spiritual lives alike were minutely prescribed, for the truth was that the Lords were both perplexed and frightened by th vastness of Africa. Lady Margaret had not at first cared. But we have reason to believe that black tribes are pressing down upon it from the east.
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