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of country, with a large tree here and there, but more fre¬ 
quently shrubs, and now and then bare patches of sand or 
lava; and at half-past four o’clock we reached the huts 
which had been prepared for us to pass the night in. 
Here, therefore, we sat down on the dry leaves and grass 
with which the huts had been carpeted; and some native 
boys came and performed an operation which they call lomi 
lomi, but for which we have adopted the Indian name, to 
shampoo. Nothing could afford such complete relief to the 
wearied muscles of our feet and legs; and as we lay enjoying 
our rest, we perceived a great concourse of people assembled, 
and found that a dance was to be performed in our honour. 
A ring being formed, a very handsome girl was brought for¬ 
ward to dance, while two old men sat, one on each side, 
beating time on a drum made of a gourd. The girl’s mo¬ 
tions were slow and graceful: they reminded us of the mea¬ 
sured Spanish dances; and were accompanied by a native 
song sung by the men, the woman herself occasionally 
answering in equal measure. 
The dancing being over, as w^e had still some hours of 
daylight, we resolved to continue our journey, and left our 
comfortable huts with the certainty of having to pass the 
night in the open air. However, we were eager to get on; 
and spite of the roughness of the road, and our tender feet, 
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