“They
are so punctiliously truthful themselves that the smallest of white lies on our
part would rob us of their confidence and friendship. (…)
There is nothing halfway about them.
They give you either their full confidence or none; and when they
withdraw their confidence all friendship is at an end … They are frankly,
openly, courageously you enemy until you can convince them that you did not
mean to deceive them … If an Igorrote makes a promise to you, no matter how
trivial it seems to you, he will fulfill it if it costs him his life.”
(from The Lost
Tribe of Coney Island by Claire Prentice)
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