Inlengththispicturesquebuildingwasperhapstwelveyards，whileinbreadthitcouldnothaveexceededasmanyfeet。Somuchfortheexterior；which，withitswire-likereed-twistedsides，notalittleremindedmeofanimmenseaviary。
Stoopingalittle，youpassedthroughanarrowapertureinitsfront；andfacingyou，onentering，laytwolong，perfectlystraight，andwell-polishedtrunksofthecocoa-nuttree，extendingthefulllengthofthedwelling；oneofthemplacedcloselyagainsttherear，andtheotherlyingparallelwithitsometwoyardsdistant，theintervalbetweenthembeingspreadwithamultitudeofgaily-workedmats，nearlyallofadifferentpattern。Thisspaceformedthecommoncouchandlounging-placeofthenatives，answeringthepurposeofadivaninOrientalcountries。Herewouldtheyslumberthroughthehoursofthenight，andreclineluxuriouslyduringthegreaterpartoftheday。Theremainderofthefloorpresentedonlythecoolshiningsurfacesofthelargestonesofwhichthe“pi-pi“wascomposed。
Fromtheridge-poleofthehousehungsuspendedanumberoflargepackagesenvelopedincoarsetappa；someofwhichcontainedfestivaldresses，andvariousothermattersofthewardrobe，heldinhighestimation。Thesewereeasilyaccessiblebymeansofaline，which，passingovertheridge-pole，hadoneendattachedtoabundle，whilewiththeother，ledtothesideofthedwellingandwastheresecured，thepackagecouldbeloweredorelevatedatpleasure。
Againstthefartherwallofthehousewerearrangedintastefulfiguresavarietyofspearsandjavelins，andotherimplementsofsavagewarfare。Outsideofthehabitation，andbuiltuponthepiazza-likeareainitsfront，wasalittleshedusedasasortoflarderorpantry，andinwhichwerestoredvariousarticlesofdomesticuseandconvenience。Afewyardsfromthepi-piwasalargeshedbuiltofcocoa-nutboughs，wheretheprocessofpreparingthe“poee-poee“wascarriedon，andallculinaryoperationsattendedto。
Thusmuchforthehouse，anditsappurtenances；anditwillbereadilyacknowledgedthatamorecommodiousandappropriatedwellingfortheclimateandthepeoplecouldnotpossiblybedevised。Itwascool，freetoadmittheair，scrupulouslyclean，andelevatedabovethedampnessandimpuritiesoftheground。