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without a "thank you"; in fact I believe
that is no word for thanks at the
Dungel language. Certainly they never
appear to use it. The nearest they
come to it is to put up their thumbs
I say "sai", which as the universal
appreciation for "good" or "well done"
There were two jungle girls at the
yount - one of whom spoke Chinese a
little, and they seemed much interested
drinking biscuits of cheese & receiving
appropriate returns. About the Dungels
culture work - a small village nevertheless,
softness are more appreciated
than any other gift, that their own
is one of virtues that chiefly, but simply
mixed with one of simple unwashed
humanity; and so Jungle seems to
be free from it. Such men as Johnson
the or two pieces whom I have met
had it on a much less degree but it
is ever present.
I engaged an old man to dinner
with us "Lillburn - do he returned
to agreed to go out at five next
day.
We got away at 5-1/2 A.M. with the
old men, Emma, & I in his book.
we went up a falls in the rocky
side of the main valley, riding along