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They had come back in company, and Swartboy had secured them both as a reward for his watchful patience. He had brought the plumes with him, not as a mere evidence of his triumph, but intended to be taken on to Graaf Reinet, and there presented to his "Totty." The Bushman stated that he had seen a large flock of ostriches while waiting for the two he had killed.
People said at the time of the war that some districts of Cape Colony had been turned into hells; some things, in truth, called for strong comment. No words could be energetic enough to describe the manner in which martial law had been administered in the district of Graaf Reinet, for instance.
Where an' when they see 'em?" "Yesterday morning, about ten miles south of this place, they said." "May be dey be gone to Graaf Reinet to say you are coming. Ha, he, hi! Dat ish ver' goot." The boer then conducted his guests towards the dwelling. On passing a hut by the way, the hunters were surprised at seeing Congo suddenly disappear around a corner!
Well, as I have said, Trüey was alone. Jan was busy near the bottom of the tree, working a new rod into his bird-cage, and Totty was out upon the plain herding "old Graaf" so Trüey and the pet springbok went strolling along by themselves. Now Trüey had not gone down to the water without an object. She had one. She had gone to give her pet a drink, and collect some blue lilies for a bouquet.
A few days after our arrival I went over to Cape Town and waited on his excellency M. Vander Graaf, the governor, who obligingly arranged matters so much to our advantage that we scarcely felt the inconvenience of being at a distance from the Cape Town, whence we received all our supplies. The Cape Town is considerably increased within the last eight years.
He knew Byng's great, generous nature, and he dreaded the inconsistency which such men show forgiving and forgetting when the iron penalty should continue and the chains of punishment remain. He determined to know the worst. "Traitor all round!" he said presently with contempt. "You saved the Baas by killing Piet Graaf have you told the Baas that? Has any one told the Baas that?
Little Jan and Trüey still rode in the wagon; but the others now travelled afoot, partly because they had the flock to drive, and partly that they might not increase the load upon the horses. They all suffered greatly from thirst, but they would have suffered still more had it not been for that valuable creature that trotted along behind the wagon the cow "old Graaf," as she was called.
The dog, when quite young, had been brought from one of the Portuguese settlements at the north, purchased by Groot Willem and christened Spoor'em by Congo. In the long journey from Graaf Reinet, this brute had been the cause of more trouble than all the other dogs of the pack.
If they had only shown as much energy and determination as he had done, they might now have been ready to take the road for Graaf Reinet, with a triumphant prospect before them. "I would have followed this giraffe," said he, "until my horse dropped dead, and then I would have followed it on foot until it became mine. I had determined not to be defeated and survive the defeat.
He had been over thirty hours without tasting food, and now without uttering another word, he set to work upon a dinner that Swartboy had cooked for him, and, after showing that his discomfiture had not robbed him of his appetite, he stretched himself along the grass and fell into a sound sleep. The hunters had now but one more task to perform before taking the direct route towards Graaf Reinet.
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