Seeing that it was passed from one to another, to be seen and embraced, the natives were well pleased.

In fine, a good understanding was established.
The swimmer ran away, and presently came back with a pig on his shoulders, which he offered to his new friends.

The chief gave them another, and a bunch of curious plantains, their shape being like that of moderate-sized egg-plants without points, the pulp orange colour, sweet and tender.

The other natives emulously presented cocoanuts, sweet canes, and other fruits, and water in joints of cane four _palmos_ long, and one thick.

Pointing to the ships, they seemed to say that they should anchor there, that they might give them all they had in the island.