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whose good humour can be ruffled by every 

 petty inconvenience he may chance to encounter 

 had unquestionably better remain at home." 



The traveller should adapt himself to the cus- 

 toms and ideas of the people" in whose country 

 he sojourns. He should always be a gentleman 

 in his actions, never in his pretensions, and his 

 real worth will become apparent, even amongst 

 savages. Mental superiority will always com- 

 mand respect, and in the desert a man will not 

 be appreciated the more because his ancestor 

 happened to be a great man, or that he is 

 descended from a king's mistress. They judge 

 him by his actions and his line of conduct. 



In travelling through a land where " might is 

 right," although it is as well always to be pre- 

 pared against treachery, suspicion ought never 

 to be shown by any outward sign. 



It is always well to treat the inhabitants of the 



country through which you travel with familiar 



courtesy, and much information may be gained 



by mixing with them and entering into their 



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