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perfeEt confidence was eftabllflied between m« 
The children even, who, when they firft faw 
tne, had been lb much terrified, grew quite fa- 
miliar. I had gained their afiedtion by giving 
them filial] bits of fugar-candy ; and the little 
epicures, attrad:ed by this dainty, were con- 
tinually careffing me, in order to make me 
open the box in which it was contained. 
I muft again repeat, for the fake of thofc 
travellers who, like me, may undertake to tra- 
verfe unknown countries, that if they do not 
defcend to the level of the fimple people they 
may vifit 5 if they do not purfue the meafures 
necelTary to pleafe them ; if they do not en- 
deavour to become acquainted with their ge- 
nius, to attach them by intereft, and to fecurc 
their friendfhip, they will undoubtedly meet 
with nothing but misfortune and difafter. 
I flatter myfelf that I left among all thofc 
whom I vifited a favourable impreffion of 
the whites. By this 1 have rendered a fer- 
vlce to the curious, who may be difpofed to 
purfue my courfe ; and I fliall think myfelf 
amply rewarded if it prove ufeful to them, 
and particularly if they do not abufe it. 
The chief of the horde fliewed me every 
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