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Toobo Nuha, and declared that no personal en-mity existed on his part towards Finow; but,on the contrary, he felt so great an attachmentfor him, that he would most willingly returnwith Filimdeatoo to Vavaoo to pay a visit toFinow, but that his matabooles would not allowhim. Filimoeatoo having remained a day anda night with this chief, returned with the twobirds to Finow, and gave him an account of hisinterview with the chief of Hihifo. Finow re-ceived the present, but was by no means wellpleased with the refusal of the bird, on whichhe had so much set his heart. The followingmorning, however, he went out to try his suc-cess with these two, and which so far exceededhis expectations, that he wanted more than everto have the excellent bird, and he immediatelyset about to obtain it by rich presents. Heaccordingly got ready sea-horses’ teeth, beads,axes, a looking-glass, several iron bolts, and agrinding stone, all of which he had procuredfrom European ships, and chiefly from the Port au Prince . Besides these things, he ordered tobe got ready several bales of Vavaoo gnatoo,fine Hamoa mats, and a large quantity of cava ;the whole of which he gave in charge to Fili-moeatoo to take immediately to Hihifo, andpresent them to the chief, except some of thecava, which he was to distribute among the