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The king, on hearing Hussey speaking 
in the language of the natives, appeared 
at first so frightened and agitated, that 
he could scarcely reply; but by degrees 
became composed, and inquired of Hus¬ 
sey where he learned their language, and 
why he had not spoken to them imme¬ 
diately on coming ashore. Hussey then 
informed him he was one of the two 
persons that had been on the Mulgraves, 
(in their language, Milly,) and that the 
other person (myself) was on board the 
schooner—that the schooner had been 
there after us, that we left the Mul¬ 
graves the day before, and had then vis¬ 
ited that Island for the purpose of ex¬ 
amining it, &c. &c. The king had long 
before heard of our being at the Mul¬ 
graves, and told Hussey he had been 
repairing his canoe, in order to go to 
those Islands, with a view to induce us 
to live with him, who, had that been the 
case, would undoubtedly have used us 
well. The king was about 70 years of 
age, and had a daughter on the Island 
where we had resided, wife to Luttuon. 
