Diary of a tour in South Africa . ting, and hisgood-natured grin showed great, perfect, white 10 142 Diary of a Tour in South Africa. teeth, which looked as if they could crushoysters in their shells, or eat sardines withoutopening the tins, with digestion to Laird envied his Little Mary, not theoutside of polished ebony, but the inside thatcould laugh at pickled onions and toastedcheese, and do a rest cure on roast porkand tinned lobster. He wore a superiormanner and very little else, but no activecontempt was in his gaze. Apparently wewere merely weak-minded people far fromhome, li
Diary of a tour in South Africa . ting, and hisgood-natured grin showed great, perfect, white 10 142 Diary of a Tour in South Africa. teeth, which looked as if they could crushoysters in their shells, or eat sardines withoutopening the tins, with digestion to Laird envied his Little Mary, not theoutside of polished ebony, but the inside thatcould laugh at pickled onions and toastedcheese, and do a rest cure on roast porkand tinned lobster. He wore a superiormanner and very little else, but no activecontempt was in his gaze. Apparently wewere merely weak-minded people far fromhome, like gentle lunatics escaped from friendlydurance. His eyes looked on us with kindlytoleration, and wandered over our figures andgeneral kit without winking—nqt rudely, butmore in pity for our ignorance, as much as tosay, Why dont you dress like me for thisclimate ? He had nothing on to speak of duringthe heat of the day, so comparisons wereimpossible, but when his glance caught mine, VISIT TO KANDAHAR ISLAND. ^^V S^KWKaV^KV. Diary of a Tour in South Africa. 143 I felt embarrassed, and almost apologised forthus intruding into his country! And histable manners ! Superb ! I have never seenRoyalty behave with more dignity, and thehuge rascals simplicity was most had watched us eating with the slow,steady eyes of perfect indifference, but whenhe began his lunch, he gave me a look whichclearly meant, Now, poor creature, watchme. I will show you what table mannersare; imitate me in future. (He collected allthe remains of the feast, and calmly, withouthaste, wolfed the lot.) Then he sat down onthe grass under the palm trees, regardless ofants or other creeping terrors, and finished hisown copious lunch provided by the boatsskipper. The Laird suggested a knife and fork ; hetook them with polite good humour, as curiosto be looked at and carefully laid aside, butproceeded in the correct way, with fingers and 144 Diary of a Tour in South Africa. lips for the succulent p
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