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Page 85
But when the natives saw the boat coming to their village , leaving their mournings , they all fled into the woods . Those in the boat called to them to come back , holding up the head ; but it was no use , they all hid themselves .
But when the natives saw the boat coming to their village , leaving their mournings , they all fled into the woods . Those in the boat called to them to come back , holding up the head ; but it was no use , they all hid themselves .
Page 347
As soon as they saw us coming near their houses , some natives who had remained began to make fire in sign of peace , as , no doubt , they hoped ; and they did not make it anywhere but outside , lest we should treat them badly , seeing ...
As soon as they saw us coming near their houses , some natives who had remained began to make fire in sign of peace , as , no doubt , they hoped ; and they did not make it anywhere but outside , lest we should treat them badly , seeing ...
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... because some of those belonging to the other boat came at some distance behind . They saw , among the trees , a form which looked like a person moving very slowly . Coming they knew it to be a woman , but so old that it seemed a ...
... because some of those belonging to the other boat came at some distance behind . They saw , among the trees , a form which looked like a person moving very slowly . Coming they knew it to be a woman , but so old that it seemed a ...
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Contents
DEDICATION | ix |
True Account of the Events of the Voyage that | 321 |
Narrative of the Voyage of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros | 323 |
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