By and by, the pig was brought in again cooked, and presented with great ceremony to Willis.

There were likewise sundry dishes of fruit, nuts, and several small cups containing some kind of liquid.

One of the priests cut up the pig, and lifted pieces of it to Willis's mouth; these, however, he refused to eat.

The fat priestess, observing this, chewed one or two mouthfuls, which she afterwards handed to the Pilot.
This was putting the sailor's gallantry to rather a rude test.

He was equal to the emergency, and did not refuse the offering.