When I had finished they advanced and greeted me most heartily, and from that moment we were friends.

I had completely done away with their enmity by my simple efforts to amuse them.

For the most part, this was my invariable experience.

The natives were the easiest people in the world to interest and amuse, and when once I had succeeded in winning them in this way, they were our warmest friends.

This band of warriors took us back to their camping-ground, some miles away, and actually gave a great feast in my honour that evening, chanting the wonderful things they had seen until far into the night.