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Chapter 24

           Thecaptainstatedhisobjectinvisitingtheisland,regrettedthattherehadbeenaslightmisunderstandingduringthelastvisit,andhopedthatnoill-willwasbornebyeitherparty,andthatasatisfactorytradewouldbeaccomplished.

           Romataansweredthathehadforgottentherehadbeenanydifferencesbetweenthem,protestedthathewasdelightedtoseehisfriendsagain,andassuredthemtheyshouldhaveeveryassistanceincuttingandembarkingthewood.Thetermswereafterwardsagreedon,andwerosetodepart.AllthisconversationwasafterwardsexplainedtomebyBill,whounderstoodthelanguageprettywell.

           Romataaccompaniedusonboard,andexplainedthatagreatchieffromanotherislandwasthenonavisittohim,andthathewastobeceremoniouslyentertainedonthefollowingday.Afterbeggingtobeallowedtointroducehimtous,andreceivingpermission,hesenthiscanoeashoretobringhimoff.Atthesametimehegaveorderstobringonboardhistwofavourites,acockandaparoquet.Whilethecanoewasgoneonthiserrand,Ihadtimetoregardthesavagechiefattentively.Hewasamanofimmensesize,withmassivebutbeautifullymouldedlimbsandfigure,onlypartsofwhichthebroadchestandmusculararmswereuncovered;foralthoughthelowerordersgenerallyworenootherclothingthanastripofclothcalledmaroroundtheirloins,thechief,onparticularoccasions,wrappedhispersoninvoluminousfoldsofaspeciesofnativeclothmadefromthebarkoftheChinesepaper-mulberry.

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