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Otoo's feet ; and many of Towha's people came and talked ^^ \;^ber 

 with him, as I conceived, about their expedition to Eimeo. 

 After I had, for fome time, remained feated clofe to Otoo, 

 Towha neither (lirring from his canoe, nor holding any 

 converfation with us, I went to him. He aiked me if Tooti* 

 was angry with him. I anfwered. No: that he w^as his taio; 

 and that he had ordered me to go to Attahooroo to tell him 

 fo. Omai how had a long converfation with this Chief; 

 but I could gather no information of any kind from him. 

 On my returning to Otoo, he feemed defirous, that I (hould 

 go to eat, and then to fleep. Accordingly, Omai and I left 

 him. On queftioning Omai, he faid, the reafon of Towha's 

 not ftirring from his canoe, was his being lame; but that, pre- 

 fently, Otoo and he would converfe together in private. This 

 feemed true ; for in a little time, thofc we left with Otoo 

 came to us ; and, about ten minutes after, Otoo himfelf 

 arrived, and wc all went to fleep in his canoe. 



The next morning, the ava was in great plenty. One 

 man drank fo much that he loft his fenfes. I fliould have 

 fuppofed him to be in a fit, from the convulHons that agi- 

 tated him. Two men held him, and kept plucking off his 

 hair by the roots. 1 left this fpecTiacle to fee another that 

 was more afTcding. This was the meeting of Towha and 

 his wife, and a young girl, whom I undcrftood to be his 

 daughter. After the ceremony of cutting their heads, and 

 difcharging a tolerable quantity of blood and tears, they 

 waflicd, embraced the Chief, and feemed unconcerned. But 

 the yoimg girl's fuiVerings were not yet come to an end. 

 Terridiri* arrived; and ihe went, with great compofure, 

 to repeat tlie fime ceremonies to him, which (lie had ju(l 

 performed on meeting her father. Towha had brought a 



* Terridiri is Obercu's foil. See an account of the royal family of Otaiicitc, in 

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