In such exchanges as they did make, and which were principally of arrows for pieces of cloth, they distinguished themselves by their honesty.

When the ship had begun to sail from the island, and they might easily, in consequence of their canoes dropping astern, have avoided delivering the things they had been paid for, they used their utmost efforts to get up with her, that they might discharge their obligations.

One man, in particular, followed the Resolution, a considerable time, and did not reach her till the object which brought him was forgotten.

As soon as he came alongside the vessel, he held up the thing which had been purchased; and, though several of the crew offered to buy it, he insisted upon delivering it to the person to whom it had been sold.

That person, not knowing him again, would have given something in return; but this he refused, and shewed him what he had before received.