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Chapter 25

           Butthekitesweredifferentfromoursinmanyrespects,beingofeveryvarietyofshape.Theyweremadeofverythincloth,andtheboysraisedthemtoawonderfulheightintheairbymeansoftwinemadefromthecocoa-nuthusk.Othergamestherewere,someofwhichshowedthenaturaldepravityoftheheartsofthesepoorsavages,andmademewishferventlythatmissionariesmightbesentouttothem.Buttheamusementwhichthegreatestnumberofthechildrenofbothsexesseemedtotakechiefdelightinwasswimminganddivinginthesea,andtheexpertnesswhichtheyexhibitedwastrulyamazing.Theyseemedtohavetwoprincipalgamesinthewater,oneofwhichwastodiveoffasortofstagewhichhadbeenerectednearadeeppartofthesea,andchaseeachotherinthewater.Someofthemwentdowntoanextraordinarydepth;othersskimmedalongthesurface,orrolledoverandoverlikeporpoises,ordivingundereachother,cameupunexpectedlyandpulledeachotherdownbyalegoranarm.Theyneverseemedtotireofthissport,andfromthegreatheatofthewaterintheSouthSeas,theycouldremaininitnearlyalldaywithoutfeelingchilled.Manyofthesechildrenwerealmostinfants,scarceabletowalk;yettheystaggereddownthebeach,flungtheirround,fatlittleblackbodiesfearlesslyintodeepwater,andstruckouttoseawithasmuchconfidenceasducklings.

           TheothergametowhichIhavereferredwasswimminginthesurf.

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