CONTENTS

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I.THE CASTLE[1]
II.EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY SOCIETY AND SLAVERY[15]
III.IN THE BLUE SHADOW OF TABLE MOUNTAIN[30]
IV.'PARADISE' AND THE BARNARDS[46]
V.THE LIESBEEK RIVER[53]
VI.THE BOSHEUVEL, OR HEN AND CHICKENS HILL[62]
VII.THE CONSTANTIA VALLEY[73]
VIII.THE MOUNTAIN[78]
IX.ROUND THE LION'S HEAD AND THE VICTORIA ROAD[92]
X.FALSE BAY[100]
XI.THE BLUE SHADOW ACROSS THE FLATS[110]