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the northward, might have detained the {hip fome days longer. 

 Could I have reached in four days from leaving Norfolk Ifland the 

 place where Too-gee lived, I certainly fhould have landed him there; 

 but that not being the cafe, (as this was the fifth day,) I did not con- 

 fider myfelf justifiable in detaining the fhip longer than was abfo- 

 lutely neceflary to land them in a place of fafety, and from which 

 they might get to their homes. 



" Notwithstanding the information which Too-gee had received,,, 

 and the confidence that he placed in the chief, I felt much anxiety 

 about our two friends, and expreffed to Too-gee my apprehenfions 

 that what he had heard might be an invention of Ko-to-ko-ke's and 

 his people to get them and their effects into their power. To this 

 Too-gee replied with an honeft confidence, that " etiketica no eteka," 

 i. e. a chief never deceives. I then explained to the chief by the 

 means of Too-gee how much I was interested in their getting to Ho- 

 do-do; adding, that in three moons I fhould return to Ho-do-do; 

 and if I found that Too-gee and Hoo-doo were fafe arrived with their 

 effects, I would then return to Moo-dee When-u-a, and make him 

 very confiderable prefents, in addition to thofe which I mould now 

 give him and his people for their trouble in conducting our two 

 friends to their refidence. I had fo much reafon to be convinced of 

 the old man's fincerity, that I confidered it injurious to threaten him 

 with punifhment for failing in his engagement. The only anfwer 

 Ko-to-ko-ke made was, by putting, both his hands to the fides of his 

 head,, (making me perform the fame ceremony,) and joining our 

 nofes ;. in which pofition we remained, I fhould fuppofe, full three 

 minutes, the old chief muttering what I did not understand. After 

 this he went through the fame ceremony with our two friends, which, 

 ended with a dance, when the two latter joined nofes with me, and 

 faid that Ko-to-ko-ke was now become their father, and would in. 

 perfon conduct them to Ho-do-do (which: was very faithfully per- 

 formed). 



" While. 



