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140 Number of married Men and Women meet together at an Aembly; where, after they have taken their fill of Feating and Reveling, they fall a Singing and Dancing, according to their own Way; and in the mean while one after another take a Trip with each other's Wife, behind a Curtain or Hangings made of Skins at one End of the Houe, where their Beds are placed, and there divert themelves. Thoe are reputed the bet and noblet tempered, who, without any Pain or Reluctancy, will lend their Friends their Wives.

But, as I oberved above, non but married People frequent thee ort of Games, which, they imagine, is not unbecoming. Epecially the Women think themelves happy, if an Angekkok, or Prophet, will honour them with his Carees: There are even ome Men o generous, that they will pay the Angekkok for it; chiefly if they themelves can get no Children; for they fancy that an 's Child will be more happy and better qualified for Buines than others. Maidens