China Australia And the Pacific Islands in the Years 1855 56
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They were very anxious to obtain articles of European clothing, such as shirts, trousers, etc. ; but not at all inclined to give anything like the value for them. The common article of exchange is coarse white calico, which can be purchased wholesale at about twopence a yard, and a fathom of which (two yards), is the usual price of a large duck, a small pig, 20 yams, or a large bundle of bananas, taroo, etc.
A native chief, a fine noble-looking old man, of about 18 stone weight, with his daught...er, a young lady of about fifteen, and of gigantic pro- portions, came off to visit Mr. Williams, whom he had known on a previous occasion, bringing with him a present of some enormous pigs, fruit, and vegetables. They dined with us, taking up at least one half of the little cabin, and used their knives and forks very tolerably, and cer- tainly to some purpose. The quantity they swallowed was truly astonishing, taking every 142 THE FRIENDLY ISLANDS.
thing liquid or solid that was offered to them, with the most perfect composure, and the old chief finished by drinking about a pint of raw brandy, which had not the slightest effect upon him.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
They were very anxious to obtain articles of European clothing, such as shirts, trousers, etc. ; but not at all inclined to give anything like the value for them. The common article of exchange is coarse white calico, which can be purchased wholesale at about twopence a yard, and a fathom of which (two yards), is the usual price of a large duck, a small pig, 20 yams, or a large bundle of bananas, taroo, etc.
A native chief, a fine noble-looking old man, of about 18 stone weight, with his daught...er, a young lady of about fifteen, and of gigantic pro- portions, came off to visit Mr. Williams, whom he had known on a previous occasion, bringing with him a present of some enormous pigs, fruit, and vegetables. They dined with us, taking up at least one half of the little cabin, and used their knives and forks very tolerably, and cer- tainly to some purpose. The quantity they swallowed was truly astonishing, taking every 142 THE FRIENDLY ISLANDS.
thing liquid or solid that was offered to them, with the most perfect composure, and the old chief finished by drinking about a pint of raw brandy, which had not the slightest effect upon him.
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