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thin. This was raised by a board on each side, with a strip 
of wood sewed over the seam to make it tight. On the 
prow of every one was carved the head of a man with an 
enormous tongue reaching out of his mouth. These gro- 
tesque figures were generally very well executed; some 
had eyes inlaid with something that shone very much. The 
whole served to give us an idea of their taste, as well as 
ingenuity in execution. It was certainly much superior 
to anything we have yet seen. 
Their behaviour while on board showed every sign of 
friendship. They invited us very cordially to come back 
to our old bay, or to a small cove near it. I could not help 
wishing that we had done so, but the captain chose rather 
to stand on in search of a better harbour. God send that we 
may not have the same tragedy to act over again as we so 
lately perpetrated. The country is certainly divided into many 
small principalities, so we cannot hope that an account of 
our weapons and management of them can be conveyed as 
far as we must in all probability go; and of this I am well 
convinced, that till these warlike people have severely felt 
our superiority they will never behave to us in a friendly 
manner. 
About an hour before sunset the canoes left us, and with 
us three of their people, who were very desirous to have 
gone with them, but were not permitted to return. What 
their reason for so doing is we can only guess ; possibly they 
may think that their being on board may induce us to 
remain here till to-morrow, when they will return and 
renew the traffic by which they find themselves so great 
gainers. ‘The three people were tolerably cheerful; enter- 
tained us with dancing and singing after their custom ; ate 
their suppers and went to bed very quietly. 
12th. During last night the ship sailed some leagues, 
which, as soon as the three men saw, they began to lament 
and weep very much, and Tupia could with difficulty comfort 
them. About seven o’clock two canoes appeared, one of 
which contained an old man who seemed to be a chief, from 
the fineness of his garment and patoo patoo, which was made 
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