312 RETURN TO THE VESSEL. 
had brought, I returned: to my vessel, my 
friends promising me a visit the same day. 
I now had all the boats lowered to bring 
ashore our tent and pendulum apparatus. The 
islanders received the sailors with great alacrity, 
brought them cocoa-nuts, helped them to dis- 
embark, and set up the tent, and appeared de- 
lighted with our intention of establishing our- 
selves on land. 
Rarik and Lagediak were the first who vi- 
sited us in the afternoon. They rowed several 
times in their little canoe round the ship, con- 
templated it very attentively, and with emo- 
tions of wonder, repeatedly exclaiming, Erico ! 
rico !—a word denoting admiration. When 
I met them upon deck, they forgot to salute 
me, stood at first riveted to the spot like sta- 
tues, till an ** O, o!” stretched to a minute’s 
length, gave vent at last to their astonishment. 
I led them round, and showed them all that 
could interest them, their surprise increasing 
with every novelty they saw. 
Lagediak inquired if the ship and all its ap- 
purtenances had been made in Russia; and on 
my answering in the affirmative, exclaimed, 
