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demeanour, marked at one glance his rank and 
superiority over all around. One hand was raised 
instinctively to his head, in a pensive attitude. 
His knitted brows bespoke intense thought; and 
his piercing black eyes were fixed upon the 
speaker with an inquiring, penetrating look, as 
much as to say, “ Can what you tell us be really 
true ?” I gazed for some minutes with mute 
astonishment, turning my regards from one to the 
other, and dreading to intrude upon the privacy 
of persons whose time was so usefully employed. 
At last the chief turned round, and motioned 
with his hand, in a dignified manner, for me to 
withdraw. I did so; but carried away in my 
heart the remembrance of a scene, to which the 
place, the people, and the occasion, united in at¬ 
taching af peculiar interest. 
“ I learnt afterwards, that Cox had promised 
to build a school-house, and present it to the 
Missionaries for their use; a donation, which, 
considering his acknowledged love of money, 
affords no mean proof that his inquiries into the 
truth of the new religion had not been altogether 
fruitless.” 
The chiefs prohibited their people from working 
on the Lord’s day; and Keeaumoku, Karaimoku, 
Kauikeouli, the young prince, Kaahumanu, Tau- 
muarii, Piia, Naihe, and almost every chief of 
rank and influence, were numbered among our 
pupils, or regular worshippers of the true God. 
Astonished and gratified by the wonderful change 
we had been permitted to witness during the 
period of our detention, and having received 
every expression of attachment, and desire for our 
return, from the Missionaries and chiefs, we took 
leave of them on the 22d of August, and sailed 
