Afterbreakfast，someofthemen，whohadgoneforwardonalittlepathwithsomefootprintsofwater-lovinganimalsuponit，returnedwiththejoyfultidingsof“metse“，water，exhibitingthemudontheirkneesinconfirmationofthenewsbeingtrueItdoesone’sheartgoodtoseethethirstyoxenrushintoapoolofdeliciousrain-water，asthiswasIntheydashuntilthewaterisdeepenoughtobenearlylevelwiththeirthroat，andthentheystanddrawingslowlyinthelong，refreshingmouthfuls，untiltheirformerlycollapsedsidesdistendasiftheywouldburstSomuchdotheyimbibe，thatasuddenjerk，whentheycomeoutonthebank，makessomeofthewaterrunoutagainfromtheirmouths；but，astheyhavebeendayswithoutfoodtoo，theyverysooncommencetograze，andofgrassthereisalwaysabundanceeverywhereThispoolwascalledMathuluani；

　　andthankfulweweretohaveobtainedsowelcomeasupplyofwater。

　　Aftergivingthecattlearestatthisspot，weproceededdownthedrybedoftheRiverMokokoThenamereferstothewater-bearingstratumbeforealludedto；andinthisancientbeditbearsenoughofwatertoadmitofpermanentwellsinseveralpartsofitWehadnowtheassurancefromRamotobithatweshouldsuffernomorefromthirst。

　　Twicewefoundrain-waterintheMokokobeforewereachedMokokonyani，wherethewater，generallybelowgroundelsewhere，comestothesurfaceinabedoftufaTheadjacentcountryisallcoveredwithlow，thornyscrub，withgrass，andhereandthereclumpsofthe“wait-a-bitthorn“，or`Acaciadetinens’AtLotlakanialittlereed，anotherspringthreemilesfartherdown，wemetwiththefirstPalmyratreeswhichwehadseeninSouthAfrica；theyweretwenty-sixinnumber。

　　TheancientMokokomusthavebeenjoinedbyotherriversbelowthis，foritbecomesverybroad，andspreadsoutintoalargelake，ofwhichthelakewewerenowinsearchofformedbutaverysmallpart。

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