hotentotje

Updated: May 21, 2025

I tried to get a real 'tottie', or 'Hotentotje', but the people were too drunk to remember where they had left their child. They are clever and affectionate when they have a chance, poor things, and so strange to look at. By the bye, a Bonn man, Dr. Bleek, called here with 'Grusse' from our old friends, Professor Mendelssohn and his wife.

Lady Lucie Duff Gordon - Letters from the Cape