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message from him last night which I
deciphered and published in a special Gazette.
I am wearing patent boots and a frock coat,
having just come from church. To-morrow
I go off to the wilds for 10 days. It is
with the greatest difficulty I can get away,
but the matter is urgent & I want a holiday
also. I think I shall have an excellent
time. I have 2 Cape carts, a spring wagon
& 8 mules, & 2 riding horses: a guide, 2
Kaffir servants, & an old Zulu for a cook.
It will be an odd experience staying with
old Boers & interviewing native chiefs. I
hope to pick up some trophies and get a
little shooting. Brook has come back from