[Captain Cook’s Journal During the First Voyage Round the World by James Cook]@TWC D-Link bookCaptain Cook’s Journal During the First Voyage Round the World CHAPTER 3 32/116
He saw but very few, and those the inhabitants pretended belonged to Tootaha; so great is this man's influence or authority over them that they dare part with nothing without his Consent, or otherwise they use his Name to Excuse themselves from parting with the few they have, for it is very certain these things are in no great plenty with them. Tuesday, 9th; Wednesday, 10th; Thursday, 11th.
Nothing remarkable hapned for these three days.
Oberiea, the Dolphin's queen, made us a Visit for the first time since the Quadrant was Stolen.
She introduced herself with a Small Pig, for which she had a Hatchet, and as soon as she got it she Lugg'd out a Broken Axe, and several pieces of Old Iron.
These, I believe, she must have had from the Dolphin; the Axe she wanted to be mended, and Axes made of the old iron.
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