Mr.Browne was the more surprised at my case, as I was very moderate in my diet, and had taken but little food likely to cause such a malady.

Of we three Mr.Poole suffered most, and gradually declined in health.

For myself I immediately took double precautions, and although I could not hope soon to shake off such a disease, especially under such unfavourable circumstances as those in which we were placed, I was yet thankful that I did not become worse.
For Mr.Browne, as he did not complain, I had every hope that he too had succeeded in arresting the progress of this fearful distemper.

It will naturally occur to the reader as singular, that the officers only should have been thus attacked; but the fact is, that they had been constantly absent from the camp, and had therefore been obliged to use bacon, whereas the men were living on fresh mutton; besides, the same men were seldom taken on a second journey, but were allowed time to recover from the exposure to which they had been subjected, but for the officers there was no respite.
On the 18th the wind, which had again settled in the S.E.changed to the N.E., and the sky became generally overcast.

Heavy clouds hung over the Mount Serle chain, and I thought that rain would have fallen, but all these favourable indications vanished before sunset.