Chapter 9

Difficulties of an Argentine railway engineer--Why Argentina has the Irish gauge--A sudden contrast--A more violent contrast--Names and their obligations--Cape Town--The thoroughness of the Dutch pioneers--A dry and thirsty land--The beautiful Dutch Colonial houses --The Huguenot refugees--The Rhodes fruit-farms--Surf-riding--Groote Schuur--General Botha--The Rhodes Memorial--The episode of the sick boy--A visit from Father Neptune--What pluck will do