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years of age, had ftraight hair, and his features differed a 
good deal from thofe of the bulk of his people. I found 
him to be a fedate, fenfible man. He viewed the fhip, and 
the feveral new objeCls, with uncommon attention; and 
afked many pertinent queftions ; one of which was, What 
could induce us to vifit thefe iflands ? After he had fatisfied 
his curiofity in looking at the cattle, and other novelties 
which he met with upon deck, I defired him to walk down 
into the cabin. To this fome of his attendants objected, 
faying, that, if he were to accept of that invitation, it muft 
happen, that people would walk over his head; which could 
not be permitted. I directed my interpreter Omai, to tell 
them, that I would obviate their objection, by giving orders, 
that no one fhould prefume to walk upon that part of the 
deck which was over the cabin. Whether this expedient 
would have fatisfied them, was far from'appearing; but the 
Chief himfelf, lefs fcrupulous, in this refpeCt, than his at¬ 
tendants, waved all ceremony, and walked down without 
any flipulation. He now appeared to be as folicitous him¬ 
felf, as his people were, to convince us that he was king, 
and not Feenou, who had paffed with us as fuch. For he 
loon perceived, that we had fome doubts about it; which 
doubts Omai was not very defirous of removing. The 
clofeft connection had been formed between him and Fee¬ 
nou, in teflimony of which, they had exchanged names; 
and, therefore, he was not a little chagrined, that another 
perfon now put in his claim to the honours which his 
friend had hitherto enjoyed. 
Poulaho fat down with us to dinner; but he eat little, and 
drank lefs. When we rofe from the table, he defired me to 
accompany him afhore. Omai was afked to be of the party ; 
but he was too faithfully attached to Feenou, to fhew any 
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