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at my disposal during my expeditions the large number 

 of hunters and natives in his service, I owe many of my 

 opportunities for observation. 



With these few words of acknowledgement and 

 explanation, I place my first book in the hands of the 

 public, upon whose verdict it now depends whether it 

 shall also be my last. 



W. H. DRUMMOND. 



APPIN, March 30th, 1875. 





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The Ules I love best are the Isles of the West, 

 Where men speak the Gaelic tonjfuo." 



