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rather, fuller than what we allow to perfe<5t beauties, and '777- 

 much alike ; but their eyes were of a deep black, and each v - ^" '_f 

 countenance exprelTed a degree of complacency and mo- 

 defty, peculiar to the fex in every part of the world ; ibut 

 perhaps more confpicuous here, where Nature prefented us 

 with her produ6lions in the fulleft perfedlion, unbiafled in 

 fentiment by cuilom, or unreftrained in manner by art. 

 Their fliape and limbs were elegantly formed. For, as 

 their drefs confifted only of a piece of glazed cloth faftened 

 about the waift, and fcarcely reaching fo low as the knees, 

 in many we had an opportunity of obferving every parr. 

 This dance was not finiilied, when we heard a noife, as if 

 fome horfes had been galloping toward us ; and, on looking 

 afide, we faw the people armed with clubs, who had been 

 defired, as we fuppofed, to entertain us with the light of 

 their manner of fighting. This they now did, one party 

 purfuing another who fled. 



As we fuppofed the ceremony of being introduced to the 

 Chiefs was at an end, we began to look about for Mr. Gore 

 and Omai ; and, though the crowd would hardly fuffer us 

 to move, we at length found them coming up, as much in- 

 commoded by the number of people as we had been, and 

 introduced in the fame manner to the three Chiefs, whofe 

 names were Otteroo, Taroa, and Fatouweera. Each of 

 thefe expected a prefent; and Mr. Gore gave them fuch 

 things as he had brought with him from the fhip, for that 

 purpofe. After this, making life of Omai as his inter- 

 preter, he informed the Chiefs with v^^hat intention we had 

 come on fliore ; but was given to underftand, that he mull 

 wait till the next day, and then he fliould have what was- 

 wanted. 



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