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A VOYAGE TO THE 



c HA P. I^uilt for the king, whenever he honoured Wymoa with 



' ' a viHt, and that no perfons whatever were allowed the ufe 



Febl-uary. of them in his abfence ; he likewife informed me, that 

 Tiiefday 6. ^j^^ |^-^g j^^^ given him directions to build me a houfe on a 



clear fpot juft to the Weftward of thefe houfes, and that- 

 he had brought me to this place for me to point out a 

 Situation to my own liking. For fome time I declined 

 accepting the favour,- but my friend's earnefh intreaty made 

 me at laft confent to gratify his generolity, and I fixed on 

 a fpot. No fooner had I given my confent than workmen, 

 were immediately employed; fome were fent to fetch 

 wood from the country, others to bring a kind of long 

 grafs for thatching ; all of which orders were received 

 with the greateft fatisfadion, every one wifhing to exert 

 himfelf to the utmoft, and delighted with the idea of 

 having their friend Po-poo-te amongft them. Near the 

 fpot I fixed on I procured a large flat ftone, on which I 

 etched the initials of my name, the country I ferve, and 

 the year of our Lord j I explained as well as I could the 

 meaning of this to my friend, who appeared much pleafed 

 with it : I defired he would caufe the flone to be placed in the 

 .centre of the houfe. One very great inconvenience attends 

 their houfes, which is their want of windows; the extreme 

 hot weather they have fo much of makes it very uncom- 

 fortable and clofe ; hut they feem to think it a matter of 

 no confequence to guard againft any thing but the rains 

 and cold. When they find it too warm, they diredlly go 

 into the water to cool themfelves, it being a matter 

 of indifference to them whether it is night or day. I re- 

 quefted of my friend, in the building of my houfe, I 

 might have windows in it, one at each end, one on each 

 jide the dgor, ^nd qne at the back, for the benefit of both 



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