`` They 're such a villainous-looking lot -- so dirty -- and they 've got so little clothing on . I would n't sleep a wink near them . Look at that awful old squaw with only one eye . They 'd steal everything we 've got left , Kate . Remember the ham -- oh , pray remember the fate of our beautiful ham . '' `` I shall never forget that ham , '' said Kate wearily , `` but , Phil , we ca n't drive far enough to be out of their reach if they really want to steal our provisions . But I do n't believe they will . I believe they have plenty of food -- Indians in tepees mostly have . The men hunt , you know . Their looks are probably the worst of them . Anyhow , you ca n't judge Indians by appearances . Peter Crow looked respectable -- and he was a whited sepulchre . Now , these Indians look as bad as Indians can look -- so they may turn out to be angels in disguise . '' `` Very much disguised , certainly , '' I acquiesced satirically . `` They seem to me to belong to the class of a neighbour of ours down east . Her family is always in rags , because she says , ' a hole is an accident , a patch is a disgrace , ' Set camp here if you like , Kate . But I 'll not sleep a wink with such neighbours . '' I cheerfully ate my words later on . Never were appearances more deceptive than in the case of those Stoneys . There is an old saying that many a kind heart beats behind a ragged coat .
The Indians had no coats for their hearts XXXXX beat behind -- nothing but shirts -- some of them had n't even shirts !
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