Itwasaveryfinesight，forsomethreethousandpeoplearesaidtohaveassembled。Themenworenothingbutmagnificenthead-dressesandabunchofleaves，andwereoiledandglisteninginthesunlight。Onebandhadnomaidbutwasledbyatinychildofaboutfive-aseriouslittlecreaturecladinaribbonofgrassandafinehead-dress，whoskippedwithelaborateleapsinfrontofthewarriors，likealittlekidleadingabandoflions。A。M。
TheA。M。beingdone，Igoonagain。Allthismadeitverypossiblethatevenifnoneofourboyshadstolenthepig，someofthemmightknowthethief。Besides，thetheft，asitwasatheftofmeatpreparedforaguest，hadsomethingofthenatureofaninsult，and’myface，’innativephrase，’wasashamed。’Accordingly，wedeterminedtoholdabedofjustice。Itwasdonelastnightafterdinner。Isatattheheadofthetable，Grahamonmyrighthand，HenrySimeleatmyleft，Lloydbehindhim。Thehousecompanysatontheflooraroundthewalls-twelvealltold。IamdescribedaslookingaslikeBraxfieldasIcouldmanagewithmyappearance；Graham，whoisofaseverecountenance，lookedlikeRhadamanthus；Lloydwashideoustotheview；andSimelehadallthefinesolemnityofaSamoanchief。TheproceedingsopenedbymydeliveringaSamoanprayer，whichmaybetranslatedthus-’OurGod，lookdownuponusandshineintoourhearts。HelpustobefarfromfalsehoodsothateachoneofusmaystandbeforeThyFaceinhisintegrity。’-Then，beginningwithSimele，everyonecameuptothetable，laidhishandontheBible，andrepeatedclausebyclauseaftermethefollowingoath-IfearitmaysoundevencomicinEnglish，butitisaveryprettypieceofSamoan，andstruckdirectatthemostlivelysuperstitionsoftherace。’ThisistheHolyBibleherethatIamtouching。
Beholdme，OGod！IfIknowwhoitwasthattookawaythepig，ortheplacetowhichitwastaken，orhaveheardanythingrelatingtoit，andshallnotdeclarethesame-bemadeanendofbyGodthislifeofmine！’TheyalltookitwithsomuchseriousnessandfirmnessthatasGrahamsaid
iftheywerenotinnocenttheywouldmakeinvaluablewitnesses。IwassofarimpressedbytheirbearingthatI
wentnofurther，andthefunnyandyetstrangelysolemnscenecametoanend。