The waggons are loaded with ivory and other goods, and come back with all kinds of things that been sent out from England for us.

So you see, although we live in this wild place, we are not altogether cut off.

We can send runners to Natal and back in three months, and the waggons get there and back in a year.

The last lot arrived quite safe about three months ago.

Our servants are very faithful, and some of them speak Dutch well." "Have you ever been with the waggons ?" I asked.
"Since I was a child I have never been more than thirty miles from Babyan's Peak," she answered.