100 REAL AND AFFECTED FEELINGS 
less and desperate revenge he will go, or where 
his fury will end. In outward tokens of affection, 
no people can be more fervent. They delight 
in making long faces and whimpering noises; 
cantingly, and at times hypocritically, desiring to 
make it appear that they have a great regard for 
an individual, even when, in heart, they despise 
or hate him ; though they will not generally, nor 
with great eagerness, pronounce their Haere mdi, 
‘‘ Come hither ! *’'* when they intend treacherously 
to injure the person or persons approaching. 
No sooner does a stranger appear in sight, than 
he is welcomed with the usual cry of “ Come 
hither ! come hither ! ” from numerous voices, and 
is immediately invited to eat of such provisions 
as the place affords. Should he be the friend of 
any persons to whom they are known, he is pressed 
with questions concerning their welfare and their 
employments. Nor is he ever dismissed without 
having told where he is going ; what is his busi- 
ness ; w^hen he shall return ; what ship, if he be a 
European, he arrived in ; what property he pos- 
sesses ; and what are his intentions with respect 
to them and their country. 
The affectionate disposition of the people ap- 
pears more, however, in the departure and return 
of friends. Should a friend be going a short 
voyage, to Port J ackson, or V an Dieman’s Land, 
a great display of outward feeling is made : it 
commences with a kind of ogling glance, then a 
whimper, and an affectionate exclamation ; then 
