Thefemalesareverylittleembellishedinthisway，andFayaway，andalltheotheryounggirlsofherage，wereevenlesssothanthoseoftheirsexmoreadvancedinyears。Thereasonofthispeculiaritywillbealludedtohereafter。Allthetattooingthatthenymphinquestionexhibiteduponherpersonmaybeeasilydescribed。
　　Threeminutedots，nobiggerthanpinheads，decoratedeitherlip，andatalittledistancewerenotatalldiscernible。Justuponthefalloftheshoulderweredrawntwoparallellineshalfaninchapart，andperhapsthreeinchesinlength，theintervalbeingfilledwithdelicatelyexecutedfigures。Thesenarrowbandsoftattooing，thusplaced，alwaysremindedmeofthosestripesofgoldlacewornbyofficersinundress，andwhichareinlieuofepaulettestodenotetheirrank。
　　ThusmuchwasFayawaytattooed。Theaudacioushandwhichhadgonesofarinitsdesecratingworkstoppingshort，apparentlywantingthehearttoproceed。
　　ButIhaveomittedtodescribethedresswornbythisnymphofthevalley。
　　Fayaway-Imustavowthefact-forthemostpartclungtotheprimitiveandsummergarbofEden。Buthowbecomingthecostume！Itshowedherfinefiguretothebestpossibleadvantage；andnothingcouldhavebeenbetteradaptedtoherpeculiarstyleofbeauty。OnordinaryoccasionsshewashabitedpreciselyasIhavedescribedthetwoyouthfulsavageswhomwehadmetonfirstenteringthevalley。
　　Atothertimes，whenramblingamongthegroves，orvisitingatthehousesofheracquaintances，sheworeatunicofwhitetappa，reachingfromherwaisttoalittlebelowtheknees；andwhenexposedforanylengthoftimetothesun，sheinvariablyprotectedherselffromitsraysbyafloatingmantleofthesamematerial，looselygatheredabouttheperson。Hergaladresswillbedescribedhereafter。
　　Asthebeautiesofourownlanddelightinbedeckingthemselveswithfancifularticlesofjewelery，themfromtheirears，hangingthemabouttheirnecks，andclaspingthemaroundtheirwrists；soFayawayandhercompanionswereinthehabitofornamentingthemselveswithsimilarappendages。
　　Florawastheirjeweller。Sometimestheyworenecklacesofsmallcarnationflowers，strunglikerubiesuponafibreoftappa，ordisplayedintheirearsasinglewhitebud，thestemthrustbackwardthroughtheaperture，andshowinginfrontthedelicatepetalsfoldedtogetherinabeautifulsphere，andlookinglikeadropofthepurestpearl。Chaplets，too，resemblingintheirarrangementthestrawberrycoronalwornbyanEnglishpeeress，andcomposedofintertwinedleavesandblossoms，oftencrownedtheirtemples；andbraceletsandankletsofthesametastefulpatternwerefrequentlytobeseen。Indeed，themaidensoftheislandwerepassionatelyfondofflowers，andneverweariedofdecoratingtheirpersonswiththem；alovelytraitintheircharacter，andonethaterelongwillbemorefullyalludedto。
　　Thoughinmyeyes，atleast，FayawaywasindisputablytheloveliestfemaleIsawinTypee，yetthedescriptionIhavegivenofherwillinsomemeasureapplytonearlyalltheyouthfulportionofhersexinthevalley。Judgeyethen，reader，whatbeautifulcreaturestheymusthavebeen。
　　WHENMehevihaddepartedfromthehouse，asrelatedintheprecedingchapter，Kory-Korycommencedthefunctionsofthepostassignedhim。Hebroughtusvariouskindsoffood；and，asifIwereaninfant，insisteduponfeedingmewithhisownhands。TothisprocedureI，ofcourse，mostearnestlyobjected，butinvain；andhavinglaidacalabashofkokoobeforeme，hewashedhisfingersinavesselofwater，andthenputtinghishandintothedish，androllingthefoodintolittleballs，putthemoneafteranotherintomymouth。Allmyremonstrancesagainstthismeasureonlyprovokedsogreataclamouronhispart，thatIwasobligedtoacquiesce；andtheoperationoffeedingbeingthusfacilitated，themealwasquicklydespatched。AsforToby，hewasallowedtohelphimselfafterhisownfashion。
　　Therepastover，myattendantarrangedthematsforrepose，and，biddingmeliedown，coveredmewithalargerobeoftappa，atthesametimelookingapprovinglyuponme，andexclaiming“Ki-Ki，mueemuee，ah！moeemoeemortarkee，“eatplenty，ah！sleepverygood。ThephilosophyofthissentimentIdidnotpretendtoquestion；fordeprivedofsleepforseveralprecedingnights，andthepaininmylimbhavingmuchabated，Inowfeltinclinedtoavailmyselfoftheopportunityaffordedme。
　　Thenextmorning，onwaking，IfoundKory-Korystretchedoutononesideofme，whilemycompanionlayupontheother。Ifeltsensiblyrefreshedafteranightofsoundrepose，andimmediatelyagreedtothepropositionofmyvaletthatIshouldrepairtothewaterandwash，althoughdreadingthesufferingthattheexertionmightproduce。
　　Fromthisapprehension，however，Iwasquicklyrelieved；forKory-Kory，leapingfromthepi-pi，andthenbackinghimselfupagainstit，likeaporterinreadinesstoshoulderatrunk，withloudvociferations，andasuperabundanceofgestures，gavemetounderstandthatIwastomountuponhisback，andbethustransportedtothestream，whichflowedperhapstwohundredyardsfromthehouse。
　　Ourappearanceupontheverandahinfrontofthehabitationdrewtogetherquiteacrowd，whostoodlookingon，andconversingwithoneanotherinthemostanimatedmanner。Theyremindedoneofagroupofidlersgatheredaboutthedoorofavillagetavern，whentheequipageofsomedistinguishedtravellerisbroughtroundprevioustohisdeparture。AssoonasIclaspedmyarmsabouttheneckofthedevotedfellow，andhejoggedoffwithme，thecrowd-composedchieflyofyounggirlsandboys-followedafter，shoutingandcaperingwithinfiniteglee，andaccompaniedustothebanksofthestream。
　　Ongainingit，Kory-Kory，wadinguptohishipsinthewater，carriedmehalf-wayacross，anddepositedmeonasmoothblackstone，whichroseafewinchesabovethesurface。Theamphibiousrabbleatourheelsplungedinafterus；and，climbingtothesummitofthegrass-grownrocks，withwhichthebedofthebrookwashereandtherebroken，waitedcuriouslytowitnessourmorningablutions。I
　　feltsomewhatembarrassedbythepresenceofthefemaleportionofthecompany，but，nevertheless，removedmyfrock，andwashedmyselfdowntomywaistinthestream。AssoonasKory-Korycomprehendedfrommymotionsthatthiswastobetheextentofmyperformance，heappearedperfectlyaghastwithastonishment，andrushingtowardsme，pouredoutatorrentofwordsineagerdeprecationofsolimitedanoperation，enjoiningmebyunmistakablesignstoimmersemywholebody。TothisIwasforcedtoconsent；andthehonestfellowregardingmeasafroward，inexperiencedchild，whomitwashisdutytoserveattheriskofoffending，liftedmefromtherock，andtenderlybathedmylimbs。Thisover，andresumingmyseat，Icouldnotavoidburstingintoadmirationofthescenearoundme。
　　Fromtheverdantsurfacesofthelargestonesthatlayscatteredabout，thenativeswerenowslidingoffintothewater，divingandduckingbeneaththesurfaceinalldirections；theyounggirlsspringingbuoyantlyintotheair，withtheirlongtressesdancingabouttheirshoulders，theireyessparklinglikedropsofdewinthesun，andtheirgaylaughterpealingforthateveryfrolicsomeincident。
　　OntheafternoonofthedaythatItookmyfirstbathinthevalley，wereceivedanothervisitfromMehevi。Thenoblesavageseemedtobeinthesamepleasantmood，andwasquiteascordialinhismannerasbefore。Afterremainingaboutanhour，herosefromthemats，andmotioningtoleavethehouse，invitedTobyandmyselftoaccompanyhim。Ipointedtomyleg；butMeheviinhisturnpointedtoKory-Kory，andremovedthatobjection；so，mountinguponthefaithfulfellow’sshouldersagain-liketheoldmanoftheseaastrideofSinbad-Ifollowedafterthechief。
　　ThenatureoftheroutewenowpursuedstruckmemoreforciblythananythingIhadyetseen，asillustratingtheindolentdispositionoftheislanders。Thepathwasobviouslythemostbeatenoneinthevalley，severalothersleadingfromeithersideintoit，andperhapsforsuccessivegenerationsithadformedtheprincipalavenueoftheplace。Andyet，untilIgrewmorefamiliarwithitsimpediments，itseemedasdifficulttotravelastherecessesofawilderness。Partofitsweptaroundanabruptriseofground，thesurfaceofwhichwasbrokenbyfrequentinequalities，andthicklystrewnwithprojectingmassesofrocks，whosesummitswereoftenhiddenfromviewbythedroopingfoliageoftheluxuriousvegetation。Sometimesdirectlyover，sometimesevadingtheseobstacleswithawidecircuit，thepathwoundalong-onemomentclimbingoverasuddeneminence，smoothwithcontinuedwear，thendescendingontheotherside，intoasteepglen，andcrossingtheflintychannelofabrook。Hereitpursuedthedepthsofaglade，occasionallyobligingyoutostoopbeneathvasthorizontalbranches；andnowyousteppedoverhugetrunksandboughsthatlayrottingacrossthetrack。
　　SuchwasthegrandthoroughfareofTypee。Afterproceedingalittledistancealongit-Kory-Korypantingandblowingwiththeweightofhisburden-Idismountedfromhisback，andgraspingthelongspearofMeheviinmyhand，assistedmystepsoverthenumerousobstaclesoftheroad；preferringthismodeofadvancetoonewhich，fromthedifficultiesoftheway，wasequallypainfultomyselfandmyweariedservitor。
　　Ourjourneywassoonatanend；for，scalingasuddenheight，wecameabruptlyupontheplaceofourdestination。IwishthatitwerepossibletosketchinwordsthisspotasvividlyasIrecollectit。
　　HereweresituatedtheTaboogrovesofthevalley-thesceneofmanyaprolongedfeast，ofmanyahorridrite。Beneathdiedarkshadowsoftheconsecratedbread-fruittreestherereignedasolemntwilight-acathedral-likegloom。Thefrightfulgeniusofpaganworshipseemedtobroodinsilenceovertheplace，breathingitsspelluponeveryobjectaround。Hereandthere，inthedepthsoftheseawfulshades，halfscreenedfromsightbymassesofoverhangingfoliage，rosetheidolatrousaltarsofthesavages，builtofenormousblocksofblackandpolishedstone，placedoneuponanother，withoutcement，totheheightoftwelveorfifteenfeet，andsurmountedbyarusticopentemple，enclosedwithalowpicketofcanes，withinwhichmightbeseen，invariousstagesofdecay，offeringsofbread-fruitandcocoa-nuts，andtheputrefyingrelicsofsomerecentsacrifice。
　　Inthemidstofthewoodwasthehallowed“hoolahhoolah“
　　ground-setapartforthecelebrationofthefantasticalreligiousritualofthesepeople-comprisinganextensiveoblongpi-pi，terminatingateitherendinaloftyterracedaltar，guardedbyranksofhideouswoodenidols，andwiththetworemainingsidesflankedbyrangesofbamboosheds，openingtowardstheinteriorofthequadranglethusformed。Vasttrees，standinginthemiddleofthisspace，andthrowingoveritanumbrageousshade，hadtheirmassivetrunksbuiltroundwithslightstages，elevatedafewfeetabovetheground，andrailedinwithcanes，formingsomanyrusticpulpits，fromwhichthepriestsharanguedtheirdevotees。