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before, and continued, with Ihort intervals, above a quarter 
of an hour; when the rear rank dividing, fhifted themfelves 
very llowly round each end, and, meeting in the front, 
formed the firft rank ; the whole number continuing to 
recite the fentences as before. The other ranks did the 
fame fucceflively, till that which, at firft, was the front, 
became the rear ; and the evolution continued, in the fame 
manner, till the laft rank regained its firft fituation. They 
then began a much quicker dance (though flow at firft), 
and fung for about ten minutes, when the whole body di¬ 
vided into two parts, retreated a little, and then approach¬ 
ed, forming a fort of circular figure, which finifhed the 
dance; the drums being removed, and the chorus going 
off the field at the fame time. 
The fecond dance had only two drums, with forty men 
for a chorus; and the dancers, or rather acftors, confifted of 
two ranks, the foremoft having feventeen, and the other fif¬ 
teen perfons. Feenou was at their head, or in the middle 
of the front rank, which is the principal place in thefe cafes. 
They danced and recited fentences, with fome very fhort in¬ 
tervals, for about half an hour, fometimes quickly, fome- 
times more llowly, but with fuch a degree of exadtnefs, as 
if all the motions were made by one man, which did them 
great credit. Near the clofe, the back rank divided, came 
round, and took the place of the front, which again re¬ 
fumed its fituation, as in the firft dance; and when they 
finifhed, the drums and chorus, as before, went off. 
Three drums (which, at leaft, took two, and fometimes 
three men to carry them) were now brought in; and fe- 
venty men fat down as a chorus to the third dance. This 
confifted of two ranks, of fixteen perfons each, with young 
Toobou at their head, who was richly ornamented with a 
fort 
