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on board, and we availed ourselves of the opportunity of 

 pressing on tlieir acceptance a few trifles likely to be of use 

 to them, of which they manifested a thankfulness far in 

 excess of the obligation. Determined not to be outdone in 

 liberality they sent us, just as we were about to set sail, a 

 gigantic turkey and a prodigious assortment of fruits. We 

 shall see in our progress islands of more curious interest, 

 settlements of more importance, stranger usages, and less 

 familiar products ; but I question whether we shall carry 

 away from any other place recollections so agreeable, and 

 such charming ii jipressions of friendly feelings, sincerely 

 reciprocated, as from this first visit of our cruise.^ 



' The same testimony to the beauty of the island, the remarkable 

 amiability of the inhabitants, and the even and happy tenor of their 

 lives, is borne by Mr. Hood, ' Cruise of the "Fawn," ' p. 242. 



