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'777- and modcRy. Ncverthelcfs, very little notice was taken of 



« „ ' him. Perhaps, envy had fome (hare in producing this cold 



reception. He made the Chief a prefcnt of a large piece of 

 red feathers, and about two or three yards of gold cloth ; 

 and I gave him a fuit of line linen, a gold-laced hat, fome 

 tools, and, what was of more value than all the other ar- 

 ticles, a quantity of red feathers, and one of the bonnets 

 in ufc at tlie Friendly Iflands. 



After the hurry of this vifit was over, the king, and the 

 whole royal family, accompanied me on board, followed 

 by fcveral canoes, laden with all kind of provilions, in 

 quantity fufficient to have fcrvcd the companies of both 

 Ihips for a week. Each of the family owned, or pretended 

 to own, a part; {o ihat I had a prefent from every one of 

 them ; and every one of them had a feparate prefent in re- 

 turn from me ; which was the great objevft in view. Soon 

 after, the king's mother, who had not been prefent at the 

 firfl interview, came on board, bringing with her a quan- 

 tity of provifxons and cloth, which (he divided between me 

 and Omai. For, although he was but little noticed, at firfl, by 

 his countrymen, they no fooner gained the knowledge of 

 his riches, than they began to court his friendfliip. I en- 

 couraged this as much as I could ; for it was my wilh to fix 

 him with Otoo. As I intended to leave all my European 

 animals at this idand, I thought he would be able to give 

 fome inlliu<5lion about the management of them, and abyut 

 their ufe. Befides, I knew and faw, that the farther he was 

 from his native iiland, he would be the better refpcifled. 

 But, unfortunately, poor Omai rejected my ad%^ice, and con- 

 dudcd iiimfelf in fo imprudent a manner, that he foon loft 

 the friendihip of Otoo, and of every other pcrfon of note 

 in Otaheite. He alFociatcd with none but vagabonds and 



flrangers, 



