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trees, shivering, and saying " zeru, zeru," " cold, 

 cold." Koiyop joined me, and I inquired for the 

 " barreet.*' They said it was gone to Dowar, but 

 not believing them, I went on along the beach to 

 ask some others. At last 1 produced my sword 

 and other commodities from the basket, which 

 Johns was carrying with me, and offered them for 

 it. They seemed greatly to covet these things, but 

 they still persisted the " barreet *' was gone to 

 Dowar. I perceived, however, each new comer was 

 instructed by the others as he came up what story 

 to tell me, so I went on. An old woman immedi- 

 ately started up and run before me, and thinking 

 she was going to get the animal out of sight, we 

 gave chase. 



She beat us most shockingly in running along the 

 deep sand of the beach, and turned a corner before 

 we could overtake her. At length we came to the 

 last house on the west side of the island, immedi- 

 ately beyond which the rocks plunged almost per- 

 pendicularly into the sea. This, I found, was old 

 Duppa's residence ; he having three very good huts 

 within one fence, and an excellent plantain ground 

 at the back, Here, before my followers could in- 

 struct them what to say, 1 was told the ** barreet " 

 was gone to Waier, to Miriam on the south side of 

 the island, and three stories in one breath. They 

 begged to be allowed to see all the things I was will- 

 ing to give for it, and I had them all spread out on 

 the sand. It was evidently a great temptation ; and a 



