FALEPUIPUI。Itisontheedgeofthemangroveswamp，andisreachedbyasortofcausewayofturf。Whenwedrewnear，wesawthegatesstandingopenandaprodigiouscrowdoutside-
ImeanprodigiousforApia，perhapsahundredandfiftypeople。Thetwosentriesatthegatestoodtoarmspassively，andthereseemedtobeacontinuouscirculationinsideandout。Thecaptaincametomeetus；ourboy，whohadbeensentaheadwastheretotakethehorses；andwepassedinsidethecourtwhichwasfulloffood，andrangcontinuouslytothevoiceofthecallerofgifts；Ihadtoblushalittlelaterwhenmyownpresentcame，andIheardmyonepigandeightmiserablepine-applesbeingcountedoutlikeguineas。Inthefourcornersoftheyardandalongonewall，therearemake-shift，dwarfish，Samoanhousesorhuts，whichhavebeenrunupsinceCaptainWurmbrandcametoaccommodatethechiefs。Beforethattheywereallcrammedintothesixcells，andlockedinforthenight，someofthemwithdysentery。Theyarewretchedconstructionsenough，butsanctifiedbythepresenceofchiefs。Weheardamancorrectedloudlyto-dayforsaying’FALE’ofoneofthem；
’MAOTA，’roaredthehighestchiefpresent-’palace。’Abouteighteenchiefs，gorgeouslyarrayed，stooduptogreetus，andledusintooneoftheseMAOTAS，whereyoumaybesurewehadtocrouch，almosttokneel，toenter，andwherearowofprettygirlsoccupiedonesidetomaketheavakava。Thehighestchiefpresentwasamagnificentman，ashighchiefsusuallyare；IfindIcannotdescribehim；hisfaceisfullofshrewdnessandauthority；hisfigurelikeAjax；hisnameAuilua。HetooktheheadofthebuildingandputBelleonhisrighthand。Fannywascalledfirstfortheavakava。
OurnameswerecalledinEnglishstyle，thehigh-chiefwifeofMr。St-anunpronounceablesomething；Mrs。Straw，andthelike。Andwhenwewentintotheotherhousetoeat，wefoundwewereseatedalternatelywithchiefsaboutthe-
table，Iwasabouttosay，butratherfloor。EverythingwastobedoneEuropeanstylewithavengeance！Weweretheonlywhitespresent，exceptWurmbrand，andstillIhadnosuspicionofthetruth。Theybegantotakeofftheirulasnecklacesofscarletseedsandhangthemaboutournecks；