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be bluffed, then the carrier will work well, and the 

 expedition will be a success. 



Whatever happens, the white man should keep 

 his word, even if it is to his own detriment, and his 

 temper and good humour, however exasperating 

 the difficulties which have been created for him, 

 or how firm his reserve to overcome them. There 

 are certain tribes of natives, of course, that are 

 worse than others, and there are really bad natives 

 who will induce others to be bad. or to desert, 

 and in spite of all his knowledge and tact, the 

 hunter may be deserted; but much can be done 

 with a knowledge of the black and of human 

 nature. I have more than once saved a mutiny 

 with a joke or a couple of shillings' worth of beer, 

 when the men's temper was doubtful, marches 

 long, and the country ahead unknown. 



