"And what, Kaiber," I asked him, "is the reason that these spears are broken, that the trees are notched, and that wilgey is strewed on the grave ?" His answer was, "Neither you nor I know: our people have always done so, and we do so now." I then said to him, "Kaiber, I intend to stop here for the night, and sleep." "You are deceiving me," he said: "I cannot rest here, for there are many spirits in this place." I laughed at his fears, and we again moved on.
WANT OF WATER.
We now soon got clear of the hills and came out upon a plain of good land, thickly covered with grass-trees.

This plain was about three miles in width and, having traversed it, we found ourselves in a sandy country abounding with Banksia trees.

We crossed several swamps, now completely dried up, and having made ten miles halted for the night without water.
Mr.Walker scraped a hole in one of these swamps and obtained a little putrid and muddy water which, not being very thirsty, I did not drink, more especially as we had now, or indeed for several days, had no tea or anything else to mix with it.
January 22.
We started again at dawn this morning and travelled rapidly, for we were anxious to obtain water.

In six miles we came out upon the sea.

If my reckoning was right we ought now to have been about ten miles to the north of Leschenault; I therefore turned due south.