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A VOYAGE TO 
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with a fuilicient dofe. We palfed the night in the fame 
j houfe with him, and feveral of his attendants. 
9- About one or two o’clock in the morning they waked, 
and converfed for about an hour, and then went to lleep 
again. All, but Poulaho himfelf, rofe at day-break, and 
went, I know not whither. Soon after, a woman, one of 
thofe who generally attended upon the Chief, came in, and 
inquired where he was. I pointed him out to her; and 
Ihe immediately fat down by him, and began the fame 
operation, which Mr. Anderfon had leen pradtifed upon 
Futtafaihe, tapping, or beating gently, with her clinched 
lifts, on his thighs. This, inftead of prolonging his fleep, 
as was intended, had the contrary effect; however, though 
he awaked, he continued to lie down. 
Omai, and I, now went to vilit the prince, who had part¬ 
ed from us early in the evening. For he did not lodge with 
the king; but in apartments of his own, or, at leaft, fuch 
as had been allotted to him, at fome diftance from his fa¬ 
ther’s houfe. We found him with a circle of boys, or 
youths, about his own age, fitting before him ; and an old 
woman, and an old man, who feemed to have the care of 
him, fitting behind. There were others, both men and 
women, employed about their neceffary affairs, in differ¬ 
ent departments; who, probably, belonged to his houfe- 
hold. 
From the prince w r e returned to the king. By this time 
he had got up, and had a crowded circle before him, com- 
pofed chiefly of old men. While a large bowl of lava was 
preparing, a baked hog and yams, fmoking hot, were 
brought in; the greateft part of which fell to our lhare, 
and was very acceptable to the boat’s crew : for thefe people 
eat very little in a morning; -efpecially the lava drinkers. 
I after- 
