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people soon collected ; and when the captains 
arrived they immediately came forward and sa- 
luted us by shaking hands, some of them in- 
stantly asking for snuff. The children, though 
they had seen white people before, were shy, and 
some showed much timidity, but a little attention 
soon made them familiar. The chief presented 
us with two pots full of thick milk, which, from 
its cooling effects, was very agreeable, the wea- 
ther being sultry. He tasted both before he 
presented them, to show that they contained 
nothing poisonous. 
