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would say to me : ' Thou art good to come to such 

 loathsome creatures as we are ! ' referring to their 

 peculiarly dirty dwellings and surroundings. 



" Others again would say : ' This is our father ; he 

 has come to save us ! ' 



" Their inquiries about my country and my condi 

 tion were also sometimes very amusing. Some of 

 the ladies were most desirous of knowing whether 

 I was a married man or not. 



" I remember the blank amaze depicted upon the 

 face of an Eskimo when I told him that in my 

 country the sea was not frozen over, and that we 

 had but little snow. 



" Their manifested surprise when they entered 

 my little house, and beheld the many articles their 

 eyes had never looked upon before, was very great. 

 A looking-glass was a source of intense interest as 

 well as amusement. 



" I remember one unusually grimy party of this 

 far from cleanly race entering my little habitation. 

 It is no exaggeration to say that some of them 

 were coated with dirt and grease wore hides of it. 



" Taking them to the looking-glass I invited them 

 to take a good look at themselves. Then, having 

 set out a large tub with a plentiful supply of water, 

 soap, etc., I further invited them to indulge in a 

 bath. 



" With much fun and pleasant badinage one with 

 the other, they managed, after much scrubbing, 



