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eating. She had thrown it on the fire, but it was fcarcely 
warm. 
Many of the women were ftrait, well formed, and lively. 
My companion continued to exhibit a number of coquettifli 
airs while I was decorating her head, neck, and arms, 
with my pocket and neck handkerchiefs, which I tore into 
ribbons, as if defirous of multiplying two prefents into 
feveral. Having nothing left, except the buttons of my 
coat, on her admiring them, I cut them away, and with a 
piece of firing tied them round her waift. Thus orna- 
mented, and thus delighted with her new acquirements, 
{he turned from me with a look of inexpreflible arch- 
nefs. 
Before the arrival of the boats, which was late, the 
natives pointed to a hawk, and made figns to us to fhoot 
it. It had alighted upon an adjoining tree, and the 
governor defired that I would bring it dov/n. The report 
of the gun frightened them very much. Some ran away ; 
but on perceiving that no harm was intended againft them, 
they returned, and were highly plcafed to fee the hawk 
prefented by the governor to a young girl, who appeared 
to 
