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but the instances above will suffice. To exaggera- 

 tion they will sometimes stoop. I believe British 

 sportsmen, whether adepts with the rod or gun, 

 have been known to do the same — but to tell a 

 deliberate lie these African aristocrats never conde- 

 scend. These men were essentially soldiers and 

 hunters, and their parts as such they performed to per- 

 fection. No more would they stoop to the chicanery, 

 artifice, and prevarication in daily use by many of 

 our purse-proud, blatant, self-righteous citizens, than 

 they would be false in their allegiance to their king 

 and country. Nevertheless they are keen traders, 

 and will lose many an hour in bartering, so that they 

 may obtain the highest price for their wares, but 

 once the bargain is struck they will neither deviate 

 from it nor permit another to do so. 



