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Hospitality is considered a virtue; and when a 

 relation or a man of rank comes to see his friend, 

 he is kindly received, and treated as sumptuously as 

 the ability of the host will admit of. Strangers tra- 

 velling are well received ; a house and bedding is 

 allotted them, and the inhabitants contribute to 

 furnish them with as much provisions as they can 

 eat. 



When a peasant waits on his chief to represent 

 any grievance, having made his sala?n> he is not of 

 himself to enter on*the subject of it, unless he is de- 

 sired, as his chief may be thinking of business of 

 importance, when it would be improper and disre- 

 spectful to interrupt him ; but due attention is always 

 paid to the complainant. 



A peasant does not sit in the presence of his chief 

 without being desired to do so ; and respect requires 

 that he should decline it tw r o or three times before 

 he obeys, taking care to sit at a good distance. When 

 business leads them to their chief, it is customary to 

 have him previously advised of it. A man who has 

 business, if he has any penetration, will observe at a 

 distance what humour his chief is in, before he ap- 

 proaches him. If he fhould seem pleased, they think 

 it right to embrace the moment, keeping at a re- 

 spectful distance and advancing but a step or two as 

 desired; but, if he is in an ill-humour, the com- 

 plainant generally defers his suit. It is considered 

 disrespectful in an inferior, even to enter a chief's 

 house withon ng inv'ted. When a chief visits 



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