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c H A P. Peniiiyn lay here, not one occafion offered to induce 
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— " — ' them to fire a mufqiiet. Oediddee regretted their de- 
3:)arture exceedingly, and importuned the Captain very 
much to take him to Uliatea, but O'too (whatever v^ere 
his reafons) begged that he might by no means be taken 
from Otaheite ; the Captain promifed he fliould not, and 
taking leave of Oediddee, put him into his canoe, on 
which he flied tears in abundance, faid he was very 
unhappy, and when he put from the lliip never once 
turned to look at her : his fituation was much to be 
pitied, and he truly merited every friendlliip that could 
be lliown him ; during the time they lay here, he was 
' . a conftant vilitor, and daily brought on board a fupply 
of ready drefl: provifions. O'too was one of the earliefl 
on board in the morning, and did not leave the fliip 
till they had cleared the reef ; he expreffed great forrow 
at their departure, mentioned how much time had 
elapfed fuice the Refolution and Difcovery were at Ota- 
heite, begged they would not be fo long abfent any 
more, and defired very much to have fome horfes 
brought to him, more particularly than any otlier ani- 
mal: juft before he quitted the fliip, he afked for a few 
guns to be fired, with v/hich the Captain complied. A 
breeze now fpringing up, their friends took a lair fare- 
w llj and they liood to the north-weft for Huaheine ; at 
UPoUj Point Venus was about five miles diftant. 
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