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，andwewereleftaboutmidnight(asweconjectured)withthosewhoappearedtobepermanentresidentsofthehouse。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；
