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The Spaniards were just as cruel in South America , and the Portuguese have not fallen short of them ; nay , I doubt if our own countrymen can be acquitted in many instances . The only difference is , that the other nations who preceded them in discoveries had greater temptation , because there were more riches and wealth to be obtained . '' `` Your remarks are just ; well may we say in the Lord 's Prayer , ` Lead us not into temptation , ' for we are all too frail to withstand it . '' At noon they again unyoked , and allowed the cattle to graze for an interval ; after which they proceeded till an hour before dark , when they mustered the men , and gave them their several charges and directions . At Alexander 's request the Major took this upon himself , and he made a long speech to the Hottentots , stating that it was their intention to reward those who did their duty , and to punish severely those who did not . They then collected wood for the fires , and had their supper , -- the first meal which they had taken out of doors . Mahomed , the Parsee servant of Major Henderson , cooked very much to their satisfaction ; and having tied the oxen to the waggons , to accustom them to the practice , more than from any danger to be apprehended , the watch was set to keep up the fires : they then all retired to bed , the gentlemen sleeping in their waggons , and the Hottentots underneath them , or by the sides of the fires which had been lighted .