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Captain Cook’s Journal During the First Voyage Round the World

CHAPTER 3
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They wept over each other for some time.

As for Tootaha, he was so far prepossessed with the thought that he was to be kill'd that he could not be made sencible to the Contrary till he was carried out of the Fort to the people, many of whom Expressed their joy by embracing him; and, after all, he would not go away until he had given us two Hogs, notwithstanding we did all in our power to hinder him, for it is very certain that the Treatment he had meet with from us did not merit such a reward.

However, we had it in our power to make him a present of equal value whenever we pleased.
Wednesday, 3rd.

Very early this morning Tootaha sent for the Canoe we had detained yesterday, and in the Afternoon sent a man for an Axe and a Shirt in return for the Hogs he gave us last night; but as this man told us that Tootaha would not come near us himself in less than 10 days, we thought proper not to send them, to try if he would not come himself for them sooner.
Thursday, 4th.

Some people came to the Fort to-day from York Island; one of them gave us an account of 22 Islands lying in this Neighbourhood.


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