TO RADACK. Gl 



press themselves so loudly in the presence of their 

 chief as he did. I had almost frightened away 

 my friends by my own fault ; we had still a couple 

 of hogs left, of our whole stock, which I deter- 

 mined to leave on this island. To learn whether 

 they were acquainted with these animals, I had 

 them brought out ; this, however, produced a very 

 great confusion, because they entered squeak- 

 ing terribly. My guests were thrown into the 

 greatest alarm. Rarick threw both arms round 

 me ; he trembled in every limb, and cried out 

 louder than the hogs ; and I hastened to send them 

 back. The islanders stared around them with be- 

 wildered looks, and even my presents did not avail 

 to restore the good humour with which they came 

 on board. I invited Rarick to come into my ca- 

 bin, but he cautiously sent his companions on be- 

 fore, who listened with visible anxiety, and slowly 

 descended the stairs ; but they had scarcely 

 entered, when their astonishment was without 

 bounds ; the many shining things gave them in- 

 conceiveable pleasure, which they expressed by 

 calling Errio ! Et^i'io ! and covered their faces 

 with both hands. A glimpse into the glass at first 

 terrified them : they contemplated each other in 

 silence, and then again looked into the glass. But 

 when they recognized each other in it, they em- 

 braced, made all kind of comical motions, and laugh- 

 ed immoderately. Rarick, who heard it from above, 

 could contain himself no longer. In one leap he 



