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they seem greatly attached, are living skeletons, 
from want of food. It required a sharp look out, 
and a severe use of the lash, to prevent them from 
running off with the meat cooking at the fires. 
No opportunity is lost by these animals for 
seizing any thing eatable within their reach. 
Their perseverance and boldness in the pursuit 
of food is unconquerable. 
Liqueling came to tea. After it was over, 
Munameets, Pelangye, Maketsey, Moeelway and 
some others arrived. I endeavoured to explain 
to the Regent some of the works of God, by which 
he was daily surrounded. Among other inquiries, 
I asked him if he knew where the sun went 
during the night-time ? He laughed, and said, 
with an air of great indifference, that he did not 
know. I told him it was then shining upon other 
nations, and tried to explain the fact ; on which 
he said, '* Shine to other nations !" he was sure 
he was in the midst of all nations, for he had 
white men to the east of him, and white men to 
the south. He then made a long speech about 
beads. His people were waiting, he said, to see 
when we should produce our beads for exchange. 
He then complained that some of our attendants 
had already exchanged beads with his people, 
which was contrary to their law; that all 
strangers ought first to lay their beads before 
him as ruler of the people, and if he could not 
