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rather luftier and of a lively difpofition, had a fuffufion of
EPTEMBEi red in her cheeks, which was the ftrongeft proof of her
fair complexion. Thfe other, Qrea’s daughter, had performed
her part to admiration, notwithftanding the fatigue
of the preceding day, when Ihe had a£ted both in the
morning and evening. The officers of both fhips, who
were prefent, and ourfelves, loaded them with a great variety
of beads and ornaments, which they had fo well de-
ferved.
In the afternoon Oo-ooroo, the king of the ille of Raie-
tea, came on board with Orea and feveral ladies, to vific
captain Cook. He brought a hog as an introductory prefent,
and was well repaid with a great quantity of European
goods. Among the ladies was one of the dancers,
named Teina or Teinamai, who had performed in the
morning, and whofe complexion we had much admired.
She now appeared to much greater advantage than in the
cumbrous drefs: which fhe wore during the ceremony.
Her own hair, which fortunately was not cut, farmed finer
ebon ringlets than ever the luxuriant fancy of a painter
produced, and a narrow fillet of white cloth was earelefsly
palled between them. Her eyes were full of fire and ex-
preffion, and an agreeable fmile fat in her round face.
Mr. Hodges took this opportunity of drawing a {ketch of
her portrait, which her vivacity and relllefs difpofition
rendered almoft impoffible. This was, perhaps, the reafora
that
that he was lefs fuccefsful than ufual, as the reprefen tation
which is inferted in captain Cook’s own account of this
voyage, is infinitely below rile delicacy of the original,
notwithftanding the excellence of Mr. Sherwin’s engraving.
But though it has loft the refemblance to Teinamai, it
may ferve as a fpecimen of the generality of features in this
and the neighbouring iflands, and gives a tolerable idea of
a Taheitian boy about ten years old. Towards fun-fet, all
our noble vifitors returned alhore, extremely well pleafed
with the reception which they had met with ; a number of
women of the loweft rank, however, remained on our
decks, with a complaifance equal to that of the Taheitian
girls, (fee pag. 3 3 6.)
It was remarkable that they were not without fome degree
of vanity, as they never gave themfelves an.y other
name than that of tedua, (lady,) which is the title of their
female nobility, and which, by way of eminence, is particularly
applied to the princeffes of thefe iflands. If the
king’s lifter happened to pafs by while we fat in a houfe at
Taheitee, the natives who furrounded us were warned to
uncover their llioulders, by fome one who fpied her at a
diftance, Amply faying tedua harremai, (the lady comes hither!)
or elfe they only faid aree! which on fuch occafions
always denoted one of the royal family. Our feilors, who
did not underftand the language, took it for granted that
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