Tariwaspoor，andpoorlylodged。Hishousewasawoodenframe，runupbyEuropeans；itwasindeedhisofficialresidence，forTariwastheshepherdofthepromontorysheep。Icangiveaperfectinventoryofitscontents：threekegs，atinbiscuit-box，anironsaucepan，severalcocoa-shellcups，alantern，andthreebottles，probablycontainingoil；whiletheclothesofthefamilyandafewmatswerethrownacrosstheopenrafters。Uponmyfirstmeetingwiththisexilehehadconceivedformeoneofthebaselessislandfriendships，hadgivenmenutstodrink，andcarriedmeuptheden’toseemyhouse’-theonlyentertainmentthathehadtooffer。
Helikedthe’Amelican，’hesaid，andthe’Inglisman，’butthe’Flessman’washisabhorrence；andhewascarefultoexplainthatifhehadthoughtus’Fless，’weshouldhavehadnoneofhisnuts，andneverasightofhishouse。HisdistastefortheFrenchIcanpartlyunderstand，butnotatallhistolerationoftheAnglo-
Saxon。Thenextdayhebroughtmeapig，andsomedayslateroneofourpartygoingashorefoundhiminacttobringasecond。Wewerestillstrangetotheislands；wewerepainedbythepoorman’sgenerosity，whichhecouldillafford，and，byanaturalenoughbutquiteunpardonableblunder，werefusedthepig。HadTaribeenaMarquesanweshouldhaveseenhimnomore；beingwhathewas，themostmild，long-suffering，melancholyman，hetookarevengeahundredtimesmorepainful。ScarcehadthecanoewiththeninevillagersputofffromtheirfarewellbeforetheCASCOwasboardedfromtheotherside。ItwasTari；comingthuslatebecausehehadnocanoeofhisown，andhadfoundithardtoborrowone；comingthussolitaryasindeedwealwayssawhim，becausehewasastrangerintheland，andthedreariestofcompany。Therestofmyfamilybaselyfledfromtheencounter。Imustreceiveourinjuredfriendalone；andtheinterviewmusthavelastedharduponanhour，forhewasloathtotearhimselfaway。’Yougo’way。Iseeyounomore-no，sir！’helamented；andthenlookingabouthimwithruefuladmiration，’Thisgoodeeship-no，sir！-goodeeship！’hewouldexclaim：the’no，sir，’thrownoutsharplythroughthenoseuponarisinginflection，anechofromNewBedfordandthefallaciouswhaler。Fromtheseexpressionsofgriefandpraise，hewouldreturncontinuallytothecaseoftherejectedpig。’Ilikegivepresentall’esameyou，’hecomplained；’onlygotpig：younotakehim！’Hewasapoorman；hehadnochoiceofgifts；hehadonlyapig，herepeated；andIhadrefusedit。Ihaverarelybeenmorewretchedthantoseehimsittingthere，soold，sogrey，sopoor，sohardlyfortuned，ofsoruefulacountenance，andtoappreciate，withgrowingkeenness，theaffrontwhichIhadsoinnocentlydealthim；butitwasoneofthosecasesinwhichspeechisvain。
Tari’ssonwassmilingandinert；hisdaughter-in-law，agirlofsixteen，pretty，gentle，andgrave，moreintelligentthanmostAnahowomen，andwithafairshareofFrench；hisgrandchild，amiteofacreatureatthebreast。IwentupthedenonedaywhenTariwasfromhome，andfoundthesonmakingacottonsack，andmadamesucklingmademoiselle。WhenIhadsatdownwiththemonthefloor，thegirlbegantoquestionmeaboutEngland；whichItriedtodescribe，pilingthepanandthecocoashellsoneuponanothertorepresentthehouses，andexplaining，asbestIwasable，andbywordandgesture，theover-population，thehunger，andtheperpetualtoil。’PASDECOCOTIERS?PASDOPOPOI?’sheasked。I
toldheritwastoocold，andwentthroughanelaborateperformance，shuttingoutdraughts，andcrouchingoveranimaginaryfire，tomakesuresheunderstood。Butsheunderstoodrightwell；