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CHAPTER IV My Journey to the Winter–Veld
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A reply came from Colles, addressed not to me but to Japp. It seemed that the old fellow had once suggested the establishment of a branch store at a place out in the plains called Umvelos’, and the firm was now prepared to take up the scheme. Japp was in high good humour, and showed me the letter. Not a word was said of what I had written about, only the bare details about starting the branch. I was to get a couple of masons, load up two wagons1 with bricks and timber, and go down to Umvelos’ and see the store built. The stocking of it and the appointment of a storekeeper would be matter for further correspondence. Japp was delighted, for, besides getting rid of me for several weeks, it showed that his advice was respected by his superiors. He went about bragging3 that the firm could not get on without him, and was inclined to be more insolent4 to me than usual in his new self-esteem. He also got royally drunk over the head of it.
I confess I was hurt by the manager’s silence on what seemed to me more vital matters. But I soon reflected that if he wrote at all he would write direct to me, and I eagerly watched for the post-runner. No letter came, however, and I was soon too busy with preparations to look for one. I got the bricks and timber from Pietersdorp, and hired two Dutch masons to run the job. The place was not very far from Sikitola’s kraal, so there would be no difficulty about native helpers. Having my eyes open for trade, I resolved to kill two birds with one stone. It was the fashion among the old-fashioned farmers on the high-veld to drive the cattle down into the bush-veld — which they call the winter-veld — for winter pasture. There is no fear of red-water about that season, and the grass of the plains is rich and thick compared with the uplands. I discovered that some big droves were passing on a certain day, and that the owners and their families were travelling with them in wagons. Accordingly I had a light naachtmaal fitted up as a sort of travelling store, and with my two wagons full of building material joined the caravan5. I hoped to do good trade in selling little luxuries to the farmers on the road and at Umvelos’.
It was a clear cold morning when we started down the Berg. At first my hands were full with the job of getting my heavy wagons down the
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n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 );铁路货车;小手推车 | |
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v.自夸,吹嘘( brag的现在分词 );大话 | |
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caravan
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scents
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thickets
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foamed
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baboon
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raisins
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v.扭动,蠕动,蜿蜒行进( wriggle的现在分词 );(使身体某一部位)扭动;耍滑不做,逃避(应做的事等);蠕蠕 | |
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scramble
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v.爬行,攀爬,杂乱蔓延,碎片,片段,废料 | |
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prospect
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mirage
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circumference
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[复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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geographical
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outlet
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zeal
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delirium
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swirl
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mighty
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