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At this moment an object came under the eyes of Von Bloom, that at once arrested his attention. It was a curious appearance along the lower part of the sky, in the direction in which Hendrik and Swartboy had gone, but apparently beyond them. It resembled a dun-coloured mist or smoke, as if the plain at a great distance was on fire! Could that be so? Had some one fired the karoo bushes?
"And to-morrow, what shall we do then?" inquired Arend. "There may be no better chance of getting off than there is now." "That is true," said Willem. "We must think of some way of getting out of this disagreeable prison. Can any of you think of a plan?" "I have a proposal to make," said Hendrik. "Let one of us take to the water and look down stream for a landing-place.
On the 24th November in latitude 42 degrees 25 minutes south, he discovered land, to which he gave the name of Van-Diemen, after the Governor of the Sunda Islands, but which is now with much greater justice called Tasmania. He anchored there in Fredrik Hendrik Bay, and ascertained that the country was inhabited, although he could not see a single native.
Time, therefore, had grown precious, and they resolved to attack him without further ado. They intended to creep as near as was safe. All three would fire together, and then lie close in the bushes until they saw the effect of their shots. Without further parley, Von Bloom, Hans, and Hendrik, leaving the tree, crept through the bushes towards the western end of the lake.
John." "What is your own opinion, Hans?" inquired Hendrik, who had a great belief in his brother's book-knowledge. "Why, I think," replied Hans, "there need be no question about it. It is only torturing the meaning of a word to suppose that St. John ate the locust fruit, and not the insect.
In short, there was nothing picturesque about the excellent departed Hendrik, nothing that could justify the young woman in wrapping herself up in grief for him to the entire exclusion of a person who was picturesque and ready, at the first opportunity, to wrap himself up in her.
He took from a drawer a great double-barreled horse pistol, put it under his coat, and the four, quietly leaving the house, went toward that of Hendrik Martinus. There was no light except that of the moon and, in the distance, they saw a watchman carrying a lantern and thumping upon the stones with a stout staff. "It iss Andrius Tefft," said Mynheer Jacobus.
He do it." "How?" inquired Von Bloom. "Vyacht um bige, mein baas! no long to wait, you see." All three had ridden up together within less than an hundred yards of the kraal. Von Bloom and Hendrik sat silent, and watched the proceedings of the Bushman. The latter drew from his pocket a clue of small cord, and, having carefully uncoiled it, attached one end to an arrow.
Hendrik then endeavoured to turn the quagga to one side, and for this purpose wrenched his right rein; but with such fierceness, that the old bit-ring gave way the bit slipped through the animal's jaws the head-stall came off with the jerk and the quagga was completely unbridled! Of course the animal was now free to go just as he liked; and it was plain that he liked to go with his old comrades.
My blessing on him, especially if he prove faithful in all these things. May the Almighty who guards us give us a happy meeting in the hereafter which is at hand. Pray for me. Farewell, farewell. Hendrik Brant. "P.S. I beg the dame Lysbeth to see that Elsa wears woollen when the weather turns damp or cold, since her chest is somewhat delicate.
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