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VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



giy, having done fo little jufticc to the Admi- 

 ral's dinner; yec ^ve had no rcafop. t-o prtTume 

 that cur difhes had not been to his tafle, f^ncc 

 the other illanders liked them exceedingly : 

 perhaps it h not the etiquette for his Majcfly 

 to indu'ge his appetite when he dines out, 

 cipecially with flrangcrs. He t^^en 'nade a 

 fpccv-^hj in v/hich, undoubtcc'Jy, ' e fj. ke ox our 

 amicable difpoi:':icr3- a;. a of t'o refiiut^on. 

 we -d fern ed of pu .ii-.-:-g th le who h.culd 

 rob us he Lhc:\ repairc.! to the liiand of Ion- 

 rat: ':c'). 



Cp tnc aDDT'^ach nf nir-ht, f>-"c;/ h'-oi.i^rh*: the 



f^. 



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o J r 



o-\ ;y ci? f hv del'-'CiCvi k to the Adr'nral, and 

 m-de h'n. a -^rticit of a very large iiili <)f the 

 prr^a nu^, ca'^Icd the pcr.'a ^:-::Lifj. Bef^'e 

 hr q .'tte.! us, he announced to the canoes which 

 V. re about us, that the next ciav the trailic 

 vo.'i.i be reneu'cJ. 



C'li the 2'.th, very early in the niorning, our 

 boai carried a gie:it niariy clcihr and articles of 

 h:'rc;'.vare r<) rr.e ih:^nd of l^^n.^ai'm^too. The 



invix'l feve- 



hi-1. 



ca::ocs wni- i; H:''r:;undca U'i 



! -^.' 



ere 



r. 



1 r;r 



nes, t:- 



pi rpc-c, to go lo t:ie marKct 

 vn^ch had \r'i hL?cn rc-cib.bliihcd on this little 

 :'iA(\d: CiT oiib'c-s in-r:rn.ic.;, however, that 

 t!-. )- h.:d f^n:nd a f^nx n-ciiu d of ke^^pi ig ti:eni 

 away iVoni cur ihii;.:;^ when ilicy law them fly 



with 



