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whom he had united himself in the bonds of 
friendship, should also command respect by his 
liberality. ' 
They travelled on a broad fine path through 
forests of fruit trees, and several villages, and 
considered the population of this district to ex- 
ceed that in the neighbourhood of Matarai. 
In the country of Weljoride they began to 
climb the mountains, and soon entered a 
charming valley stretching to the south-south- 
west, and enclosed by high steep rocks, ba- 
saltic, like those of Matarai. Down their pre- 
cipitous sides clothed with the richest green 
rushed innumerable streamlets to swell the 
largest and most rapid rivulet on the island, 
which watered the whole extent of this luxuri- 
ant valley. Here the cocoa, palm, and the 
bread-fruit tree disappear, but ananas and 
oranges flourishing wild, produce finer and 
more juicy fruit than our best hot-houses. 
A few scattered huts raised on the margin 
of the little river, gave tokens of human habi- 
tation. In one of these, occupied by an old 
married pair, our travellers passed the first 
night. Maititi seemed to consider himself quite 
