Chapter 8

           AsIoughttohaveunderstoodhumannaturemuchbetterthanIsupposeditpossibleformymastertodo,soitwaseasytoapplythecharacterhegaveoftheYahoostomyselfandmycountrymen;andIbelievedIcouldyetmakefurtherdiscoveries,frommyownobservation.IthereforeoftenbeggedhishonourtoletmegoamongtheherdsofYahoosintheneighbourhood;towhichhealwaysverygraciouslyconsented,beingperfectlyconvincedthatthehatredIborethesebruteswouldneversuffermetobecorruptedbythem;andhishonourorderedoneofhisservants,astrongsorrelnag,veryhonestandgood-natured,tobemyguard;withoutwhoseprotectionIdurstnotundertakesuchadventures.ForIhavealreadytoldthereaderhowmuchIwaspesteredbytheseodiousanimals,uponmyfirstarrival;andIafterwardsfailedverynarrowly,threeorfourtimes,offallingintotheirclutches,whenIhappenedtostrayatanydistancewithoutmyhanger.AndIhavereasontobelievetheyhadsomeimaginationthatIwasoftheirownspecies,whichIoftenassistedmyselfbystrippingupmysleeves,andshowingmynakedarmsandbreastsintheirsight,whenmyprotectorwaswithme.Atwhichtimestheywouldapproachasnearastheydurst,andimitatemyactionsafterthemannerofmonkeys,buteverwithgreatsignsofhatred;asatamejackdawwithcapandstockingsisalwayspersecutedbythewildones,whenhehappenstobegotamongthem.

           Theyareprodigiouslynimblefromtheirinfancy.

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