this cold reception. He made the Chief a prefent of a large 
piece of red feathers, and about two or three yards of gold 
cloth; and I gave him a fuit of fine linen, a gold-laced hat, 
fome tools, and, what was of more value than all the other 
articles, a quantity of red feathers, and one of the bonnets 
in ufe at the Friendly Iflands. 
After the hurry of this vifit was over, the king, and the 
whole royal family, accompanied me on board, followed 
by feveral canoes, laden with all kind of provifions, in 
quantity fufficient to have ferved the companies of both 
fhips for a week. Each of the family owned, or pretended 
to own, a part; fo that I had a prefent from every one of 
them; and every one of them had a feparate prefent in re¬ 
turn from me; which was the great objeC in view. Soon 
after, the king’s mother, w r ho had not been prefent at the 
firfi interview, came on board, bringing with her a quan¬ 
tity of provifions and cloth, which fhe divided between me 
and Omai. For, although he was but little noticed, at firfi, 
by his countrymen, they no fooner gained the knowledge 
of his riches, than they began to court his friendfhip. I en¬ 
couraged this as much as I could; for it was my wifti to fix 
him with Otoo. As I intended to leave all my European 
animals at this ifland, I thought he would be able to give 
fome inftruCion about the management of them, and about 
their ufe. Befides, I knew and faw, that the farther he was 
from his native ifland, he would be the better refpeCed. 
But, unfortunately, poor Omai rejeCe my advice, and con¬ 
duced himfelf in fo imprudent a manner, that he foon loft 
the friendfhip of Otoo, and of every other perfon of note 
in Otaheite. He aflociated with none but vagabonds and 
ftrangers, whole foie views were to plunder him. And, if 
I had not interfered, they would not Have left him a Angle 
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