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from shore with lines and liooks. He did not give 

 himself time to dress, but came naked up to me, 

 and welcomed me with a cordial shake of the hand. 

 A minister dragged two bonetos behind him, and 

 the king said, at the same time having one laid at 

 my feet, " I have caught this fish myself, and I 

 beg you to accept it as a token of my friendship." 

 His wardrobe was now fetched, which consisted of 

 a shirt, a pair of old velveteen small-clothes, a red 

 waistcoat, and a black neckcloth ; and, without any 

 ceremony, he dressed himself in my presence. His 

 elegantly embroidered uniform he puts on only on 

 very solemn occasions, and even then unwillingly. 

 Heonce said to Elliot, *' The uniforms which King 

 George (so he calls the King of England) wears, 

 shine very much, but can be of no service to me, 

 because Tamaahmaah outshines every thing !'* I 

 observed, while he was dressing, many scars on his 

 body, and, on my asking in what campaign he had 

 received them, he answered, pointing to the N. E., 

 *' I have conquered these islands; and these scars 

 prove that I deserve to be king of the whole group." 

 After he had dressed himself, he sat down on a 

 mat in the open air, close to his tent ; a mat was 

 likewise spread for me, and the nobles of his king- 

 dom stood in a circle round us. A gourd-shell was 

 brought, filled with taro dough, and, while he 

 quickly crammed the dough into his mouth with 

 his fore-finger, he entertained us with the boneto 

 fishery. Kadu interested the king very much, 



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