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murder one another. He intended, when the ani- 

 mals and plants had sufficiently multiplied, to build 

 a ship and go over to Ralick, and to communicate 

 to that country the benefit of our gifts. He would 

 ask from the captain, returning every thing he had 

 received from him, only a spade to dig the ground, 

 and some useful tools. He depended in his under- 

 taking on the assistance of his countryman and 

 companion in misfortune, for whom he would send 

 to Aur, where he then resided. He was also to 

 bring his daughter with him, who, as he now learnt, 

 was very melancholy since his absence, and would 

 take no rest. His wives had taken other husbands, 

 only his child was an object of his tenderest affec- 

 tion. 



Kadu now regretted the many useful things 

 which he had neglected to learn at Owhyee, and 

 asked our advice in these last moments on several 

 subjects, to which he paid the greatest attention. 



The boat in which we performed this trip against 

 the wind, was a bad sailer ; the sun was already 

 sinking to the horizon when we came up to the 

 ship, and happily found the captain on board. 

 When Kadu*s resolution was made known, he saw 

 himself instantly and unexpectedly in possession of 

 immense riches, such as are the objects of desire 

 to princes and people in this part of the world, 

 xjitTjTov 8e a-i^rj^ov. The affection was^ made manifest 

 which he enjoyed among us, and every one was 

 seen busy in adding out of his own stock, to the 

 heaps of iron, tools, and other useful things which 



