I was soon surrounded by the whole party, begging of me.

I was busy distributing beads, mirrors, and small knives when you came, and we are now excellent friends.

Two or three of them returned to the wood, and brought me cocoa-nuts and bananas.

But we must be careful to hide our guns, of which they have a holy horror.

And now, dear father, I think we ought not to call these people _savages_.