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ments of visuals—the young Prince, onmoticing their fup-
plipations;gave,them oranges, and fuch other things as he
had, being^particularly attentive to offer them thofe things
which .he. heft liked himfelf,
The next morning Mr. MAn^ ere, with a Portuguefe gentleman
ofrMAG AO,accompanied the Captain on. hoard the
Oroolong, taking with them all kinds o f refrelhments and
provifions ready dreffed. In the evening they took L ee
Boo and all the officers on ffiore, except, the Chief Mate,
who remained with thepeople to takepare of the veflel, till
they fhould receive orders from the Company’s/^m-rar-
goes. ■ -
The Parfugxefe- gentleman, who paid Captain W ilson
this vifit, expreffed much pleafurein feeing the Pelew
Prince, and on going on fhore, requefted that the New .fytan
(as he called L ee Bgd), might be permitted to vifit lps . family.—
This being the firft houfe our young, traveller h^wl
.ever feen, he w*as apparently loft in filent admiration ; - what
ftruck inoft his imagination at firft, was, the upright, walls
and the flat ceilings, of .the rooms.; he feemed as. if puzzling
himfelf to comprehend how they could be -formed ;
and the decorations of the .rooms were alfo no fmall fubjp<ft
of aftonifhment. When he was introduced to the ladies, of
the family, his deportment was fo eafy and polite, that it
was exceeded pnly by his abundant good-nature; fo far from
being
being embarrafled, he permitted the company to examine
his hands,-which'were-i tatooed, and appeared, pleafed with
the .attpiition’ Ihewni him. i When he retired with Captain
Wilson;-, his, behayidUr left on the mmd'pfle^fry; one pre-
fent the itripreflion, that hpW^yér great thé furprtéd^i^ght
be, which the feezes of a new world had awakened rih,him£
itycduld hardly be }e^ceededby that which his own amiable
mariners and native polifhwould excite iia others.
Maca,© being.’t&e firft land Put-people had Let foot; on fince
theyldft the Pelew iftandS, fehpyjl^hgratulated one another,
very cordially, Lee Boo feeming to join in the eopgratuiatipn
a^ warmly as, any otte.-: Mr. ^(lNTYR&boud.u<fted^them -tp
hfs- dwn houfe,,where'they- were. introduce^ int|^3l%gp hall
lighted,up, with a table in the middle covered fofifiipper, and.
a fideboard handfomely ,decorated.—Here a new-fpbne burft
•atonce'on Lee'Boo’s mind, *he was?all eye, all admiration.
The vefféls of glafs appéared to be the -objects-\vMqh,rjypted
'moft his attention.—Mr. MIntyre' ihewecl h i^ whatever
he: ednepi-ved would amofe hjfn; but every* thing that Surrounded
him was' attracting—his ,<eye‘w|s. Iikp his-mind,
itóp’lhd hqwüdered.-TIt -wdsln truth to him a fcque^of magic,,
a fairy taler—Amongft the -things th^tTplicifed his
notice, .was a» large mirror at the-upper end 'of the. hall,
which reflected almoft his whole perfon.- Here L ee Bqo
flood in’perfefl: .amazement at feeing himfelf;—he. laughed
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