pounds in sovereigns. For the other two he gave me a bill upon some
agent in Delagoa Bay, together with a letter of recommendation to him
and the Portuguese governor, who, it appeared, was in debt to their
establishment. By an afterthought, however, although I kept the
letters, I returned him the bill and spent the #200 in purchasing a
great variety of goods which I will not enumerate, that I knew would be
useful for trading purposes among the east coast Kaffirs. Indeed, I
practically cleared out the Port Elizabeth stores, and barely had time,
with the help of Hans and the storekeepers, to pack and ship the goods
before the Seven Stars put out to sea.


Within twenty-four hours from the time I had left the Mission Station,
Hans and I saw behind us Port Elizabeth fading into the distance, and in
front a waste of stormy waters.



CHAPTER VIII




THE CAMP OF DEATH





Everything went well upon that voyage, except with me personally. Not