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sandals made of plaited cord, spun from the fibres of the 
cocoa-nut tree ; and as they passed us they seemed disposed 
to exult in the superior speed and lightness with which 
they were ascending with their loads ; and we could not 
help fancying that some of the women, in particular, laughed 
a little maliciously at us as they moved on. At length the 
weary wood was crossed and all the stragglers collected; and 
after a little halt, during which some changed their shoes, 
and all complained of their bruises, we proceeded five miles 
farther on our road; and though it wanted yet nearly half 
an hour of noon, it was agreed to dine under a fine-spreading 
tree that afforded a broad and agreeable shade. There were 
few other trees near it, but various shrubs and fern adorned 
the ground; and at no great distance, a grove of that species 
of hibiscus, of whose light wood the outriggers for the 
canoes are made, and whose bark affords cordage, adorned 
the scene : the timber of this tree is, we believe, a royal 
monopoly. 
The immediate superintendant of our provision and 
baggage was our friend Sir Joseph Banks. He soon caused 
the kanakas to spread out our dinner, which was excellently 
furnished with eatables of Hawaii, and drinkables from 
Europe; so that by two o’clock we had dined, and rested, 
and started afresh for Peli. We walked over the same kind 
