Anexchangeofnamesisequivalenttoaratificationofgood-willandamityamongthesesimplepeople；andaswewereawareofthisfact，weweredelightedthatithadtakenplaceonthepresentoccasion。
　　Reclininguponourmats，wenowheldakindoflevee，givingaudiencetosuccessivetroopsofthenatives，whointroducedthemselvestousbypronouncingtheirrespectivenames，andretiredinhighgoodhumouronreceivingoursinreturn。Duringtheceremonythegreatestmerrimentprevailed，nearlyeveryannouncementonthepartoftheislandersbeingfollowedbyafreshsallyofgaiety，whichinducedmetobelievethatsomeofthematleastwereinnocentlydivertingthecompanyatourexpense，bybestowinguponthemselvesastringofabsurdtitles，ofthehonourofwhichwewere，ofcourse，entirelyignorant。
　　Allthisoccupiedaboutanhour，whenthethronghavingalittlediminished，IturnedtoMehevi，andgavehimtounderstandthatwewereinneedoffoodandsleep。Immediatelytheattentivechiefaddressedafewwordstooneofthecrowd，whodisappeared，andreturnedinafewmomentswithacalabashof“poee-poee，“andtwoorthreeyoungcocoa-nutsstrippedoftheirhusks，andwiththeirshellspartlybroken。Webothofusforthwithplacedoneofthesenaturalgobletstoourlips，anddraineditinamomentoftherefreshingdraughtitcontained。Thepoee-poeewasthenplacedbeforeus，andevenfamishedasIwas，Ipausedtoconsiderinwhatmannertoconveyittomymouth。
　　ThisstaplearticleoffoodamongtheMarqueseislandersismanufacturedfromtheproduceofthebread-fruittree。Itsomewhatresemblesinitsplasticnatureourbookbinders’paste，isofayellowcolour，andsomewhattarttothetaste。
　　Suchwasthedish，themeritsofwhichIwasnoweagertodiscuss。
　　Ieyeditwistfullyforamoment，andthen，unableanylongertostandonceremony，plungedmyhandintotheyieldingmass，andtotheboisterousmirthofthenativesdrewitforthladenwiththepoee-poee，whichadheredinlengtheningstringstoeveryfinger。Sostubbornwasitsconsistency，thatinconveyingmyheavily-freightedhandtomymouth，theconnectinglinksalmostraisedthecalabashfromthematsonwhichithadbeenplaced。Thisdisplayofawkwardness-
　　inwhich，bythebye，Tobykeptmecompany-convulsedthebystanderswithuncontrollablelaughter。
　　Assoonastheirmerrimenthadsomewhatsubsided，Mehevi，motioningustobeattentive，dippedtheforefingerofhisrighthandinthedish，andgivingitarapidandscientifictwirl，drewitoutcoatedsmoothlywiththepreparation。Withasecondpeculiarflourishhepreventedthepoee-poeefromdroppingtothegroundasheraisedittohismouth，intowhichthefingerwasinserted，anddrawnforthperfectlyfreefromanyadhesivematter。Thisperformancewasevidentlyintendedforourinstruction；soIagainessayedthefeatontheprinciplesinculcated，butwithillsuccess。
　　Astarvingman，however，littleheedsconventionalproprieties，especiallyonaSouthSeaisland，andaccordinglyTobyandIpartookofthedishafterourownclumsyfashion，beplasteringourfacesalloverwiththeglutinouscompound，anddaubingourhandsnearlytothewrist。ThiskindoffoodisbynomeansdisagreeabletothepalateofaEuropean，thoughatfirstthemodeofeatingitmaybe。Formyownpart，afterthelapseofafewdaysIbecameaccustomedtoitssingularflavour，andgrewremarkablyfondofit。
　　Somuchforthefirstcourse；severalotherdishesfollowedit，someofwhichwerepositivelydelicious。Weconcludedourbanquetbytossingoffthecontentsoftwomoreyoungcocoa-nuts，afterwhichweregaledourselveswiththesoothingfumesoftobacco，inhaledfromaquaintlycarvedpipewhichpassedroundthecircle。
　　Duringtherepast，thenativeseyeduswithintensecuriosity，observingourminutestmotions，andappearingtodiscoverabundantmatterforcommentinthemosttriflingoccurrence。Theirsurprisemountedthehighest，whenwebegantoremoveouruncomfortablegarments，whichweresaturatedwithrain。Theyscannedthewhitenessofourlimbs，andseemedutterlyunabletoaccountforthecontrasttheypresentedtotheswarthyhueofourfaces，embrownedfromasixmonths’exposuretothescorchingsunoftheLine。Theyfeltourskin，muchinthesamewaythatasilkmercerwouldhandlearemarkablyfinepieceofsatin；andsomeofthemwentsofarintheirinvestigationastoapplytheolfactoryorgan。
　　Theirsingularbehaviouralmostledmetoimaginethattheyneverbeforehadbeheldawhiteman；butafewmoments’reflectionconvincedmethatthiscouldnothavebeenthecase；andamoresatisfactoryreasonfortheirconducthassincesuggesteditselftomymind。
　　Deterredbythefrightfulstoriesrelatedofitsinhabitants，shipsneverenterthisbay，whiletheirhostilerelationswiththetribesintheadjoiningvalleyspreventtheTypeesfromvisitingthatsectionoftheislandwherevesselsoccasionallylie。Atlongintervals，however，someintrepidcaptainwilltouchontheskirtsofthebay，withtwoorthreearmedboats’crews，andaccompaniedbyaninterpreter。Thenativeswholiveneartheseadescrythestrangerslongbeforetheyreachtheirwaters，andawareofthepurposeforwhichtheycome，proclaimloudlythenewsoftheirapproach。Byaspeciesofvocaltelegraphtheintelligencereachestheinmostrecessesofthevaleinaninconceivablyshortspaceoftime，drawingnearlyitswholepopulationdowntothebeachladenwitheveryvarietyoffruit。Theinterpreter，whoisinvariablya“tabooedKannaka，“*leapsashorewiththegoodsintendedforbarter，whiletheboats，withtheiroarsshipped，andeverymanonhisthwart，liejustoutsidethesurf，headingofffromtheshore，inreadinessatthefirstuntowardeventtoescapetotheopensea。Assoonasthetrafficisconcluded，oneoftheboatspullsinundercoverofthemusketsoftheothers，thefruitisquicklythrownintoher，andthetransientvisitorsprecipitatelyretirefromwhattheyjustlyconsidersodangerousavicinity。
　　*Theword“kannaka“isatthepresentdayuniversallyusedintheSouthSeabyEuropeanstodesignatetheislanders。Inthevariousdialectsoftheprincipalgroupsitissimplyasexualdesignationappliedtothemales；butitisnowusedbythenativesintheirintercoursewithforeignersinthesamesenseinwhichthelatteremployit。
　　A“tabooedkannaka“isanislanderwhosepersonhasbeenmade，toacertainextent，sacredbytheoperationofasingularcustomhereaftertobeexplained。
　　TheintercourseoccurringwithEuropeansbeingsorestricted，nowonderthattheinhabitantsofthevalleymanifestedsomuchcuriositywithregardtous，appearingaswedidamongthemundersuchsingularcircumstances。Ihavenodoubtthatwewerethefirstwhitemenwhoeverpenetratedthusfarbackintotheirterritories，oratleastthefirstwhohadeverdescendedfromtheheadofthevale。Whathadbroughtusthithermusthaveappearedacompletemysterytothem，andfromourignoranceofthelanguageitwasimpossibleforustoenlightenthem。Inanswertoinquirieswhichtheeloquenceoftheirgesturesenabledustocomprehend，allthatwecouldreplywas，thatwehadcomefromNukuheva，aplace，beitremembered，withwhichtheywereatopenwar。Thisintelligenceappearedtoaffectthemwiththemostlivelyemotions。“Nukuhevamortarkee？“theyasked。Ofcoursewerepliedmostenergeticallyinthenegative。
　　Theythenplieduswithathousandquestions，ofwhichwecouldunderstandnothingmorethanthattheyhadreferencetotherecentmovementsoftheFrench，againstwhomtheyseemedtocherishthemostfiercehatred。Soeagerweretheytoobtaininformationonthispoint，thattheystillcontinuedtopropoundtheirquerieslongafterwehadshownthatwewereutterlyunabletoanswerthem。
　　Occasionallywecaughtsomeindistinctideaoftheirmeaning，whenwewouldendeavourbyeverymethodinourpowertocommunicatethedesiredintelligence。Atsuchtimestheirgratificationwasboundless，andtheywouldredoubletheireffortstomakeuscomprehendthemmoreperfectly。Butallinvain；andintheendtheylookedatusdespairingly，asifwewerethereceptaclesofinvaluableinformation，buthowtocomeatittheyknewnot。
　　Afterawhilethegrouparoundusgraduallydispersed，andwewereleftaboutmidnightasweconjecturedwiththosewhoappearedtobepermanentresidentsofthehouse。Theseindividualsnowprovideduswithfreshmatstolieupon，covereduswithseveralfoldsoftappa，andthenextinguishingthetapersthathadbeenburning，threwthemselvesdownbesideus，andafteralittledesultoryconversationweresoonsoundasleep。
　　VARIOUSandconflictingwerethethoughtswhichoppressedmeduringthesilenthoursthatfollowedtheeventsrelatedintheprecedingchapter。Toby，weariedwiththefatiguesoftheday，slumberedheavilybymyside；butthepainunderwhichIwassufferingeffectuallypreventedmysleeping，andIremaineddistressinglyalivetoallthefearfulcircumstancesofourpresentsituation。Wasitpossiblethat，afterallourvicissitudes，wewerereallyintheterriblevalleyofTypee，andatthemercyofitsinmates，afierceandunrelentingtribeofsavages？
　　TypeeorHappar？IshudderedwhenIreflectedthattherewasnolongeranyroomfordoubt；andthat，beyondallhopeofescape，wewerenowplacedinthoseverycircumstancesfromthebarethoughtofwhichIhadrecoiledwithsuchabhorrencebutafewdaysbefore。
　　Whatmightnotbeourfearfuldestiny？Tobesure，asyet，wehadbeentreatedwithnoviolence；nay，hadbeenevenkindlyandhospitablyentertained。Butwhatdependencecouldbeplacedupontheficklepassionswhichswaythebosomofasavage？Hisinconstancyandtreacheryareproverbial。Mightitnotbethat，beneaththesefairappearances，theislanderscoveredsomeperfidiousdesign，andthattheirfriendlyreceptionofusmightonlyprecedesomehorriblecatastrophe？Howstronglydidtheseforebodingsspringupinmymind，asIlayrestlesslyuponacouchofmats，surroundedbythedimly-revealedformsofthosewhomIsogreatlydreaded。
　　Fromtheexcitementofthesefearfulthoughts，Isank，towardsmorning，intoanuneasyslumber；andonawaking，withastart，inthemidstofanappallingdream，lookedupintotheeagercountenancesofanumberofthenatives，whowerebendingoverme。
　　Itwasbroadday；andthehousewasnearlyfilledwithyoungfemales，fancifullydecoratedwithflowers，whogazeduponmeasI
　　rosewithfacesinwhichchildishdelightandcuriositywerevividlyportrayed。AfterwakingToby，theyseatedthemselvesroundusonthemats，andgavefullplaytothatpryinginquisitivenesswhich，timeoutofmind，hasbeenattributedtotheadorablesex。
　　Astheseunsophisticatedyoungcreatureswereattendedbynojealousduennas，theirproceedingswerealtogetherinformal，andvoidofartificialrestraint。Longandminutewastheinvestigationwithwhichtheyhonouredus，andsouproarioustheirmirth，thatI
　　feltinfinitelysheepish；andTobywasimmeasurablyoutragedattheirfamiliarity。
　　Theselivelyyoungladieswereatthesametimewonderfullypoliteandhumane；fanningasidetheinsectsthatoccasionallylightedonourbrows；presentinguswithfood；andcompassionatelyregardingmeinthemidstofmyafflictions。Butinspiteofalltheirblandishments，myfeelingsofproprietywereexceedinglyshocked，forIcouldnotbutconsiderthemashavingoversteppedtheduelimitsoffemaledecorum。
　　Havingdivertedthemselvestotheirhearts’content，ouryoungvisitantsnowwithdrew，andgaveplacetosuccessivetroopsoftheothersex，whocontinuedflockingtowardsthehouseuntilnearnoon；