Ihavementionedtwofacts-thedistastefulbehaviourofourearliestvisitors，andthecaseoftheladywhorubbedherselfuponthecushions-whichwouldgiveaveryfalseopinionofMarquesanmanners。ThegreatmajorityofPolynesiansareexcellentlymannered；buttheMarquesanstandsapart，annoyingandattractive，wild，shy，andrefined。Ifyoumakehimapresentheaffectstoforgetit，anditmustbeofferedhimagainathisgoing：aprettyformalityIhavefoundnowhereelse。Ahintwillgetridofanyoneoranynumber；theyaresofiercelyproudandmodest；whilemanyofthemorelovablebutblunterislanderscrowduponastranger，andcanbenomoredrivenoffthanflies。AslightoraninsulttheMarquesanseemsnevertoforget。IwasonedaytalkingbythewaysidewithmyfriendHoka，whenIperceivedhiseyessuddenlytoflashandhisstaturetoswell。Awhitehorsemanwascomingdownthemountain，andashepassed，andwhilehepausedtoexchangesalutationswithmyself，Hokawasstillstaringandrufflinglikeagamecock。ItwasaCorsicanwhohadyearsbeforecalledhimCOCHONSAUVAGE-COCONCHAUVAGE，asHokamispronouncedit。Withpeoplesoniceandsotouchy，itwasscarcetobesupposedthatourcompanyofgreenhornsshouldnotblunderintooffences。Hoka，ononeofhisvisits，fellsuddenlyinabroodingsilence，andpresentlyafterlefttheshipwithcoldformality。
Whenhetookmebackintofavour，headroitlyandpointedlyexplainedthenatureofmyoffence：Ihadaskedhimtosellcocoa-
nuts；andinHoka’sviewarticlesoffoodwerethingsthatagentlemanshouldgive，notsell；oratleastthatheshouldnotselltoanyfriend。OnanotheroccasionIgavemyboat’screwaluncheonofchocolateandbiscuits。Ihadsinned，Icouldneverlearnhow，againstsomepointofobservance；andthoughIwasdrilythanked，myofferingswereleftuponthebeach。ButourworstmistakewasaslightweputonToma，Hoka’sadoptivefather，andinhisowneyestherightfulchiefofAnaho。Inthefirstplace，wedidnotcalluponhim，asperhapsweshould，inhisfinenewEuropeanhouse，theonlyoneinthehamlet。Inthesecond，whenwecameashoreuponavisittohisrival，Taipi-Kikino，itwasTomawhomwesawstandingattheheadofthebeach，amagnificentfigureofaman，magnificentlytattooed；anditwasofTomathatweaskedourquestion：’Whereisthechief?’’Whatchief?’criedToma，andturnedhisbackontheblasphemers。Nordidheforgiveus。Hokacameandwentwithusdaily；but，aloneIbelieveofallthecountryside，neitherTomanorhiswifesetfootonboardtheCASCO。
ThetemptationresisteditishardforaEuropeantocompute。TheflyingcityofLaputamooredforafortnightinSt。James’sParkaffordsbutapalefigureoftheCASCOanchoredbeforeAnaho；fortheLondonerhasstillhischangeofpleasures，buttheMarquesanpassestohisgravethroughanunbrokenuniformityofdays。
Ontheafternoonbeforeitwasintendedweshouldsail，avaledictorypartycameonboard：nineofourparticularfriendsequippedwithgiftsanddressedasforafestival。Hoka，thechiefdancerandsinger，thegreatestdandyofAnaho，andoneofthehandsomestyoungfellowsintheworld-sullen，showy，dramatic，lightasafeatherandstrongasanox-itwouldhavebeenhard，onthatoccasion，torecognise，ashesattherestoopedandsilent，hisfaceheavyandgrey。Itwasstrangetoseetheladsomuchaffected；strangerstilltorecogniseinhislastgiftoneofthecurioswehadrefusedonthefirstday，andtoknowourfriend，sogailydressed，soplainlymovedatourdeparture，foroneofthehalf-nakedcrewthathadbesiegedandinsultedusonourarrival：