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I informed him I had a basket of fish re„ 
served for him as a present, which he 
requested me to keep till dark, that he 
might be enabled to carry them home 
without having them all begged by the 
natives. He came at ni: ht for the fish, 
and I retired, agreeably to my master’s 
wishes to sleep in the canoe, to prevent 
the natives from stealing the remainder 
of the fish that were on board. The 
next morning my master was highly 
pleased to find that nothing was missing; 
land gave me liberty to go and see>Lay. 
I went to the hut and found him with 
his master.. They gave me a cordial 
welcome, and presented me with some 
cocoanuts in return for the fish. Lay’s 
master inquired of me very particularly 
respecting my master, and the quantity 
offish we caught. I then returned to 
the canoe, carrying the cocoanuts, to 
deposite in the. hold. My master asked 
me where I got them.;, I told him Lay’s 
master gave them to me. If this minute 
detail should appear unimportant to the 
readers, he may draw a moral from itj 
