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excluded from the table; and but few of them would re- '777' 



June. 



main in the cabin. Whereas, if, by chance, it happened, ' r—~J 



that neither he nor Feenou were on board, the inferior 

 Chiefs would be very importunate to be of our dining party, 

 or to be admitted into the cabin at that time ; and then we 

 were fo crowded, that we could not fit down to a meal with 

 any fatisfadlion. The king was very foon reconciled to our 

 manner of cookery. But Hill, I believe, he dined thus fre- 

 quently with me, more for the fake of what we gave him 

 to drink, than for what we fet before him to eat. For he 

 had taken a liking to our wine, could empty his bottle as 

 well as moft men, and was as cheerful over it. He now 

 fixed his refidence at the houfe, or Malaee, by our tent ; and 

 there he entertained our people, this evening, with a dance. 

 To the furprife of every body, the unwieldy Poulaho en- 

 deavoured to vie with others, in that aftive amufement. 



In the morning of the 15th, I received a mefTage from Sunday jj. 

 Old Toobou, that he wanted to fee me afliore. Accordingly 

 Oraai and I went to wait upon him. We found him, like 

 an ancient patriarch, feated under the fliade of a tree, with a 

 large piece of the cloth, made in the ifland, fpread out at full 

 length before him ; and a number of refpedtably looking 

 people fitting round it. He defired us to place ourfelves by 

 him ; and then he told Omai, that the cloth, together with 

 a piece of red feathers, and about a dozen cocoa-nuts, were 

 his prefent to me. I thanked him for the favour; and de- 

 fired he would go on board with me, as I had noihing on 

 fhore to give him in return. 



Omai now left me, being fent for by Poulaho ; and, foon 

 after, Feenou came, and acquainted me that young Fatta- 

 faihe, Poulaho's Ton, defired to fee me. I obeyed the fum- 

 mons, and found the prince, and Omai, fitting under a 



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