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Omai lived in the midst of amusement during his residence 

 in England, his return to his native country was always in 

 his thoughts, and though he was not impatient to go, he 

 expressed a satisfaction as the time of his return approached. 

 He embarked with me in the Resolution, when she was fitted 

 out for another voyage, loaded with presents from his 

 several friends, and full of gratitude for the kind reception 

 and treatment he had experienced among us." 



On the 8th of September, they anchored at Ulietea, and 

 a trade soon commenced with the natives. Next morning 

 they paid a formal visit to Oreo, the chief of this part of 

 the isle, carrying with them the necessary presents. He 

 was seated in his own house, which stood near the water 

 side, where he and his friends received them with great 

 cordiality. He expressed much satisfaction at seeing Gap- 

 tain Cook again, and desired that they might exchange 

 names, which he accordingly agreed to. This is the 

 strongest mark of friendship they can show to a 

 stranger. 



After breakfast, on the 10th, Captain Furneaux and 

 Captain Cook paid the chief a visit, and they were enter- 

 tained by him with a dramatic performance, such as is 

 generally acted in these isles. The music consisted of three 

 drums, the actors were seven men and one woman, the 

 chief's daughter. The only entertaining part of the drama 

 was a theft committed by a man and his accomplice, in 

 such a masterly manner, as sufficiently displayed the 

 genius of the people in this vice. Captain Cook says, " I 

 was very attentive to the whole of this part, being in full 

 expectation that it would have ended very differently. 

 For I had before been informed that Teto (that is, the 

 thief) was to be acted, and had understood that the theft 

 was to be punished with death, or a good tiparrahying (or 

 beating), a punishment, we are told, they inflict on such 

 as are guilty of this crime. Be this as it may, strangers 

 are certainly excluded from the protection of this law ; 

 them they rob with impunity on every occasion that 

 offers." 



On the 16th, Captain Cook was told that his Otaheitean 

 young man had taken a resolution to leave him, and was 

 actually gone ; having met with a young woman, for whom 

 he had contracted a friendship, he went away with her, 

 and he saw him no more. 



Having now got on board a large supply of refreshments, 

 the Captain determined to put to sea the next morning, 

 and made the same known to the chief, who promised to 

 see him again before he departed. As soon as it was light, 

 Oreo, his son, and some of his friends, came on board. 



