Although the teeth of the enemy had been drawn for the present, the Boers were evidently determined to keep up a martial display.

As Pretoria was approached the country became very pretty: low hills and many trees, including lovely weeping-willows, appeared on the landscape, and away towards the horizon was situated many a snug little farm; running streams caught the rays of the sun, and really rich herbage supplied the pasture for herds of fat cattle.

The town itself did not prove specially interesting.

An imposing space called Church Square was pointed out to us with great pride by the Dutch gentleman who kindly did cicerone.

There we saw the little primitive "dopper" church where the President always worshipped, overshadowed and dwarfed by the magnificent Houses of Parliament, built since the Transvaal acquired riches, and by the no less grand Government Offices.