In order to render the meal a peculiarly dainty one, they also buried some Indian corn and roots in the cinders.

They then gathered a few large fresh leaves off the trees, tore the roasted ape into several pieces with their hands, and placing a large portion of it, as well as a parrot, Indian corn, and some roots upon the leaves, put it before me.

My appetite was tremendous, seeing that I had tasted nothing since the morning.

I therefore immediately fell to on the roasted monkey, which I found superlatively delicious: the flesh of the parrot was far from being so tender and palatable.
After our meal, I begged the Indians to perform one of their dances for me--a request with which they readily complied.

As it was already dark, they brought a quantity of wood, which they formed into a sort of funeral pile, and set on fire: the men then formed a circle all round, and began the dance.