rememberedthatmywanderingshadbeenconfinedtoalimitedportionofthevalley，andthattowardstheseaanumberofdistinguishedchiefsresided，someofwhomhadseparatelyvisitedmeatMarheyo’shouse，andwhom，untilthefestival，IhadneverseeninthecompanyofMehevi，Ifeltdisposedtobelievethathisrank，afterall，mightnotbeparticularlyelevated。
Therevels，however，hadbroughttogetherallthewarriorswhomIseenindividuallyandingroupsatdifferenttimesandplaces。AmongthemMehevimovedwithaneasyairofsuperioritywhichwasnottobemistaken；andhewhomIhadonlylookedatasthehospitablehostoftheTi，andoneofthemilitaryleadersofthetribe，nowassumedinmyeyesthedignityofroyalstation。Hisstrikingcostume，nolessthanhisnaturallycommandingfigure，seemedindeedtogivehimpre-eminenceovertherest。Thetoweringhelmetoffeathersthatheworeraisedhiminheightaboveallwhosurroundedhim；andthoughsomeothersweresimilarlyadorned，thelengthandluxurianceoftheirplumeswerefarinferiortohis。
Meheviwasinfactthegreatestofthechiefs-theheadofhisclan-thesovereignofthevalley；andthesimplicityofthesocialinstitutionsofthepeoplecouldnothavebeenmorecompletelyprovedthanbythefact，thatafterhavingbeenseveralweeksinthevalley，andalmostindailyintercoursewithMehevi，Ishouldhaveremaineduntilthetimeofthefestivalignorantofhisregalcharacter。Butanewlighthadnowbrokeninuponme。TheTiwasthepalace-andMehevitheking。Boththeoneandtheotherofamostsimpleandpatriarchalnatureitmustbeallowed，andwhollyunattendedbytheceremoniouspompwhichusuallysurroundsthepurple。
AfterhavingmadethisdiscoveryIcouldnotavoidcongratulatingmyselfthatMehevihadfromthefirsttakenmeasitwereunderhisroyalprotection，andthathestillcontinuedtoentertainformethewarmestregard，asfaratleastasIwasenabledtojudgefromappearances。ForthefutureIdeterminedtopaymostassiduouscourttohim，hopingthateventuallythroughhiskindnessImightobtainmyliberty。
KINGMEHEVI！-Agoodlysoundingtitle！-andwhyshouldInotbestowitupontheforemostmaninthevalley？Allhail，therefore，Mehevi，kingoveralltheTypees！andlonglifeandprosperitytohistropicalmajesty！Buttobesoberagainafterthisloyalburst。