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We then presented him with a white shirt 

 (which we put on his back), a few yards of red 

 cloth, a brass kettle, a saw, two large spikes, 

 three looking-glasses, a dozen of medals, and 

 some strings of beads. All this time he sat with 

 the same sullen stupid gravity as the day before; 

 he even did not seem to see or know what we 

 were about; his arms appeared immovable at his 

 sides; he did not so much as raise them when 

 we put on the shirt." 



This ^'imbecile chief" sent Cook, after this 

 memorable interview, a large quantity of fruit 

 and a little roast pig weighing about twenty 

 pounds. 



The women of Tongatabou by no means ob- 

 served the same silence. "The women, in par- 

 ticular, are the merriest creatures I ever met 

 with," says Cook, "and will keep chattering by 

 one's side, without the least invitation, or con- 

 sidering whether they are understood, provided 

 one does but seem pleased with them." 



The manners and the good physique of the 

 islanders of Tongatabou were the same as those 

 in the neighbouring island, as far as Cook could 

 ascertain them during his short stay at Eaoowee. 



The features of these natives were regular, 

 quick and animated. Their figures were well 

 shaped. The men shaved their beards very close 

 with two shells. Both sexes wore their hair 



