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and he, on his part, treated the king with the 

 greatest respect, whose splendid possessions, in his 

 opinion, rendered him the first tamon in the world. 

 As I had no time to lose, immediately after the 

 meal I mentioned to the king the provisions 1 

 wished to take in at Woahoo. The king answered, 

 " I can transact no business of any kind with 

 you to-day, because my son Lio-Lio has had this 

 night an ominous dream, portending misfortune. 

 The dog of all dogs, in his dream, swallowed the 

 Queen Kahumanna, and spit her out as a most 

 frightful monster, which immediately began to 

 ravage the country. I must therefore suppose that 

 you are to-day the bringers of misfortune.'* I 

 assured the king that our ship concealed no 

 monster of the kind, which the dog of all dogs had 

 spit out, and that, on the contrary, he could not 

 have a more sincere friend than myself; and after 

 much persuasion, I succeeded in being dismissed 

 to-day. One of his chiefs, Kareimoku, a relation 

 of the Governor of Woahoo, was obliged to sit on 

 the ground, and receive his commands, which were, 

 that we should have as much provisions as in the 

 last year, and be treated with as much friendship. 

 He then turned to me, saying, '* You may now 

 begin your voyage to Woahoo ; this chief you take 

 with you, he will provide for all your wants. I de- 

 mand no payment for the provisions ; but if you 

 have some iron which you can spare, I will thank 

 you for it, as I use it in building my ships.** I 



