Lehner, P. 1944 123 Nov. 11 - continued 5 delicious would be a lie; with a canteen of water at my side I was able to wash down what the coconut milk refused to flush and we all forced down enough to appear pleased and well fed; I could see that my constant drinking from the canteen was being met with disapproval but the other alternative would have been far worse; when we leaned back and patted our stomachs indicating we could consume no more, they cleared the table and began a procession of gifts accompanied by "singing"; they adorned us with a multitude of leis around the neck and on top of the head and then each brought us a cowrie, several tiger cowries and three of another kind unfamiliar to all of us; we were now brothers in the tribe, members of the Women's Club and sick of coconut milk; we took pictures of each other sitting amongst the natives, gathered our gear, shook hands, waved, grunted, smiled and headed for the beach; we loaded the boat, thanked the Headman once more and shoved off for Elizabeth Island at 2:10 P.M. We arrived at Elizabeth Is. at 2:45 P.M. and were greeted by their young Head man and several of the other natives who helped us carry our gear ashore; here again we were immediately approached by the many natives, but nary a bird (over)