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so. It was raining heavily, and the fresh 

 water, together with the spray, trickled down 

 her body. In another harbour not far dis- 

 tant, a woman, who was suckling a new-born 

 child, came one day alongside the vessel, and 

 remained there out of mere curiosity, whilst 

 the sleet fell and thawed on her naked bosom 

 and on the skin of her naked baby. These 

 poor wretches were stunted in their growth, 

 their hideous faces bedaubed with white paint, 

 their skins filthy and greasy, their hair 

 entangled, their voices discordant, and their 

 gestures violent. Viewing such men, one can 

 hardly make oneself believe that they are 

 fellow-creatures and inhabitants of the same 

 world." Well might Darwin add, "Whilst 

 beholding these savages one asks, Whence 



