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CIVILITY OF NATIVES. 



Chap. IV. 



lected here ? " was on every lip ; " for many of 

 tliem we have never seen, although we are natives 

 of the place and this is our home." And when I 

 pointed out some of the more remarkable amongst 

 the insects, and gave them the names by which 

 they are known to the natives, I was compli- 

 mented and applauded on all sides. '^ Here," said 

 I, for example, " is a beautiful Ka-je-long (cara- 

 bus), which I am anxious to get more specimens 

 of; if you will bring some to me I shall pay you 

 for them. That Kin-jung (golden beetle) you 

 need not collect, for it is common in every hedge." 

 " Oo-de-yeou 1 " — Do you want butterflies ? " No," 

 I replied, " for you cannot catch them without 

 breaking them." And so the conversation went 

 on, every one being in the best possible humour. 

 When I had shown them the greater portion of 

 my collections, the cover of the boat was let down, 

 and everything put away into its proper place. I 

 was now anxious to disperse the crowd, and for 

 that purpose informed them that, as the afternoon 

 was getting cot)l, I was now going out to make 

 further additions to my collections. " Thank you, 

 thank you," said many of them, making at the 

 same time many most polite bows after the man- 

 ner of the country, which I did not fail to return. 

 And so we parted the best of friends. When I 

 returned from my excursion it was nearly dark ; 

 the crowd had all gone to their homes, and quiet- 

 ness now reigned where all had been noise and 

 bustle a few hours before. One or two little boys 



