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June. 
excluded from the table; and but few of them would re¬ 
main in the cabin. Whereas, if, by chance, it happened 
that neither he nor Feenou were on hoard, the inferior 
Chiefs would be very importunate to be of our dining party, 
or to be admitted into the cabin at that time ; and then we 
were fo crowded, that we could not lit down to a meal with 
any fatisfadtion. The king was very foon reconciled to our 
manner of cookery. But Hill, I believe, he dined thus fre¬ 
quently with me, more for the fake of what we gave him 
to drink, than for what we fet before him to eat. For he 
had taken a liking to our wine, could empty his bottle as 
well as moffc men, and was as cheerful over it. He now 
fixed his refidence at the houfe, or Malaee , by our tent; and 
there he entertained our people, this evening, with a dance. 
To the furprize of every body, the unwieldy Poulaho en¬ 
deavoured to vie with others, in that adtive amufement. 
In the morning of the 15th, I received a mefiage from Sunday 
old Toobou, that he wanted to fee me afhore. Accordingly 
Omai and I went to wait upon him. We found him, like 
an ancient patriarch, feated under the lhade of a tree, with a 
large piece of the cloth, made in the illand, fpread out at 
full length before him; and a number of refpedtably look- 
ing people fitting round it. He defired us to place ourfelves 
by him ; and then he told Omai, that the cloth, together 
with a piece of red feathers, and about a dozen cocoa-nuts, 
were his prefent to me. I thanked him for the favour; 
and defired he would go on board with me, as I had nothing 
on fiiore to give him in return. 
Omai now left me, being fent for by Poulaho; and, foon 
after, Feenou came, and acquainted me that young Fatta- 
faihe, Poulaho’s fon, defired to fee me. I obeyed the fum- 
mons, and found the prince, and Omai, fitting under a 
large 
