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fentcd to them. The Admiral invited them all 

 three to dinner; but the King permitted none 

 of thefe chiefs to fit at the fame table with him ; 

 he tafted all the d'fhes, rejed:ed them for the 

 moll part, and, except fugar, he ate very little of 

 ihofe which he feemed not to diflike. The Ad- 

 miral had made him a prefent of a bird-organ, 

 which amufed him exceedingly, and on which 

 lie played during all the repafl. 



As thefe iflanders Ihave themfelves with the 

 fliarp edge of a fhell, they employ a great deal of 

 time in this operation. They were (truck with 

 aftonidiment when they faw with what difpatch 

 our barber fhaved feveral of the fhip's company : 

 each of them wiflied to be Hiaved by him ; he 

 alfo had the honour of taking off his Majefly's 

 beard. 



About half paft three o'clock, the King hav- 

 ing apprized us of his intention to depart, it was 

 propofed to him to go on fhore in our barge, 

 to which he confentcd. He was followed by a 

 great number of canoes ; and he lliortly arrived 

 on the ifland of Pan^aimotoo, with moft of the 

 chiefs who had accompanied him on board. As 

 foon as he had landed on the coall, he caufed to 

 be brought to him fome yams, a bread-fruit, 

 fome pork, and fome bananas; luit \\c were 

 much furprifed to fee him eac with a very great 

 appetite; for we thought that he v\ as not hun- 



I 4 gry. 



