The favours of the young lady were offered upon credit; and on his declining the proposal, the old woman began to argue with him, and then to abuse him.

As far as he could collect from her countenance and her actions, the design of her speech was both to ridicule and reproach him, for refusing to entertain so fine a young woman.

Indeed the girl was by no means destitute of beauty; but Captain Cook found it more easy to withstand her allurements than the abuses of the ancient matron, and therefore hastened into his boat.
While the captain was on shore at Anamocka, he got the names of twenty islands, which lie between the north-west and north-east.

Some of them were in sight; and two of them, which are most to the west, are remarkable on account of their great height.

These are Amattafoa and Oghao.