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will, but from the sterner mandates of their lords and 
masters, who now noticed them, and who probably did 
not at all relish our moving towards their better halves. 
They all lost their cheerful faces in an instant ; fearing, 
perhaps, that we were inclined to be mischievous or in- 
sulting. As it was, we soon placed our boats in their 
old situations, and again commenced our trading, which 
now began rapidly to decline, our good friends having 
by this time exhausted their stores, or as much as they 
could spare. 
We were now about to leave for ever our newly-found 
friends; and when they perceived our intention they 
appeared to look upon it with regret, yet not one of them 
invited us to land. Eut just as we were about to start, 
the women again made their appearance, a little nearer 
to us than they were before. I now took from my pocket 
a row of large blue glass beads, which I held up towards 
them. The temptation proved too much for one of those 
frail beings to resist; she immediately broke through all 
restraint-dashed through the water — and came close to 
our boat, wading to her waist. She wore no clothes 
whatever, but she appeared exceedingly coy, and much 
agitated, no doubt from the novelty of her situation. 
She was young, and her features, though not beautiful, 
were exceedingly interesting ; and, altogether, she was 
said by all of us to be a pretty girl. As she came 
close to our boat, a buzz of dissatisfaction arose among 
the men on shore, and perhaps their clubs and spears 
were held with a firmer grasp, but they contented them- 
selves with watching our proceedings, which altogether 
