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difficulty in recollecting, his hair being plastered over 

 with a dirty brown paste and powder, which was no 

 mean heightening to the most savage face I ever 

 beheld. 



As soon as the formalities of the meeting were over, 

 Captain Cook carried Terreeoboo, and as many chiefs 

 as the pinnace could hold, on board the Resolution. 

 They were received with every mark of respect that 

 could be shown them ; and Captain Cook, in return 

 for the feathered cloak, put a linen shirt on the king, 

 and girt his own hanger round him. The ancient 

 Kaoo, and about half a dozen more old chiefs, remain- 

 ed on shore, and took up their abode at the priests' 

 houses. During all this time, not a canoe was seen 

 in the bay, and the natives either kept within their 

 huts, or lay prostrate on the ground. Before the 

 king left the Resolution, Captain Cook obtained 

 leave for the natives to come and trade with the ships 

 as usual ; but the women, for what reason we could 

 not learn, still continued under the effects of the 

 taboo ; that is, were forbidden to stir from home, or 

 to have any communication with us. 



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