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which we had not met with in any other group. 

 We had scarcely cast anchor, when we re- 

 ceived a visit from Langemui, w^ho had been in- 

 formed yesterday of Kadu's arrival, and had, on 

 that account, reposed such confidence in us, that 

 he came on board without any fear, to lay some 

 cocoa nuts at my feet. He was a venerable old 

 man, at least eighty, lean, and w4th grey hair, but 

 a very youthful, lively spirit. I took a great fancy 

 to him, and made him many presents : he invited 

 me to his island, our bond of friendship was sealed, 

 and he soon after left me. In the afternoon I 

 paid him a visit in return, was joyfully received 

 in his house in the bosom of his family, and Kadu, 

 whom I had taken with me, was obliged to relate 

 a great deal respecting our ship. I observed 

 several scars on Langemui's arm, and asked him 

 on what occasion he had received them. He 

 pointed to the W., and while he told me that a 

 long time ago he had visited the inhabitants of 

 Ralick, who had given him these wounds, he fell 

 into such a passion, that he seized his lance, and 

 threw it with such violence against a tree fifteen 

 paces distant, that it remained sticking in it, at 

 the same time crying Mani mamuan RalicJc (kill 

 man of Ralick). I admired the strength and 

 dexterity with which this old man could still wield 

 the lance, which, however little I had hitherto 

 esteemed it, can inflict a mortal wound at the dis- 

 tance of twenty paces. After I had pacified my 



