to
Adamson's, ' and it is closed.' I told him to show me what he had got.
He said it was a large diamond, and showed me the bowl of his pipe, and
said it was as large as that. I told him to take it out and show it to
me. He said, ' No, I am afraid.' Afterwards he said he would go and
fetch the diamond, which was hidden under a stone. I was not to go to
sleep ; he would be back presently. As he passed Adamson's door it
opened, and a kafir came out by the name of Woolwash, I think. The two
talked a short time, and then went into Adamson's shop. The other
side-door of the shop opened shortly afterwards. I saw the same boy
that had been with me come out. I knew him by his white trowsers, which
had stripes on them. Two other kafirs also came out. The first passed
the dwelling-house of Adamson. I saw men going to Adamson's house. The
dwelling-house is about five yards from the shop. A little time
afterwards the kafir who had the stone returned to Adamson's shop. He
went in at the back door. My boy (a Bushman) was with me. I told him he
might go to bed. Next morning I asked my boy if he had seen the kafir
who had the big diamond ? He said he had seen him in Adamson's place,
and saw him go to the tent where Adamson's kafirs stayed. I sent my boy
to the tent to tell the kafir I wanted to see him. My boy came back and
told me the kafir would not come. I stood on my stoop and watched, and
saw the boy going to Adamson's shop. I called out to him * how is it
with the big diamond you did'nt bring ?' He said, ' It's too late, the
baas has the diamond,' pointing to Adamson's shop. I asked him if he had
