OF LA PER0U3E. I3I 



Manma, we were obliged to cro fs a pretty rapid 

 ftream, which, a little time before the flood 

 made, was not above two meters in depth, and 

 in which the water that flowed was the warmer 

 as it had jufl paflcd over a beach ftrongly heated 

 by the rays of the fun. We there found one of 

 the Queen's Ladies in waiting, to whom we 

 made a few prefents of glafs-beads : fhe imme- 

 diately fent for two hens, and off'ered them to 

 US; we encumbered ourfelves with this load, 

 from the apprehenfion that fhe might feel hurt 

 at our refufal. She took good care to let us 

 know that {lie did not by any means give them 

 to US by way of exchange; atfecling to repeat, 

 with an air of dignity, ika'i fokatou, and to an- 

 nounce to us, by the Word adcupe^ that fhe was 

 making us aprefent. In facl, the chiefs never 

 propofed to us to barter their efleclLS for ours ; 

 they made us prefents, and accepted every thing 

 that we offered them. 



It is remarkable that thefc iflanders brought to 

 our market a great many cocks, but very feldoni 

 any hens : they prefcrved them, to make them 

 breed ; accordingly they fold us very few eggs. 



The two hens that we had to carry away, had 

 been caught in our prcfence with the fame fort 

 of net which we had already fecn call in the 

 open roadilead to catch lifli, 



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