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had yet drunk ; but they waited to be com- 

 pletely fatiiified. Then the women and girls went 

 to bring water in the vefTels made of fea-weed 

 Avhich I have before mentioned; they fetched 

 it from the nearefl: place, and fet it down quite 

 clofc to the men, who drank it without repug- 

 nance, although it was very thick and muddy. 

 In this manner they terminated their repaft. 



When we returned towards Port D'Entreca- 

 fteaux, moft of thefe favages accompanied us; 

 and before they quitted us, they gave us to under- 

 fland that in two days they fliould follow the 

 windings of the fliore, and come very near our 

 lliips. To fignify to us, that they fliould in two 

 days perform this journey, they dcfcribed with 

 -their hands the diurnal motion of the fun, tak- 

 ing care to indicate the number tivo by hold- 

 ing up as many fingers. 



On our ftepping into the boat to go o\\ board, 

 thefe worthy people followed us v\ ith their eyes 

 for fome time before they quitted the beach; 

 they then penetrated into the woods : their road 

 occafionally led them to the fea-iidc; and we 

 \vere immediately apprized of this by fliouts of 

 joy, with which they made the air refound. Thefe 

 demonflrations ccafed not till they had got to 

 fo great a dillance as to be entirely out oi light. 



During the whole time that we were with 

 them, nothing indicated to us that they had 



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