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sufficiently incongruous. Instead of the quiet dignity of the first 

 man, his face expressed little save vacuity. He was a pitiful 

 object in the strong pampa sunshine, his health evidendy broken 

 by frequent orgies. And no doubt he had been a self-respecting 

 Indian enough — before the trader came within the province of his 

 knowledge. 



