In the South Seas

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In the South Seas Robert Louis Stevenson

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  omenedarraywhichverywellbecamehishandsomepersontostrutinacircleofadmirers,andbethenceforththecentreofphotography。ThushadMoipueffectedhisintroduction,asbyaccident,tothewhitestrangers,madeitafavourtodisplayhisfinery,andreducedhisrivaltoasecondaryROLEonthetheatreofthedisputedvillage。Paaaeuafelttheblow;and,withaspiritwhichweneverdreamedhecouldpossess,assertedhispriority。ItwasfoundimpossiblethatdaytogetaphotographofMoipualone;

  forwheneverhestoodupbeforethecamerahissuccessorplacedhimselfunbiddenbyhisside,andgentlybutfirmlyheldtohisposition。Theportraitsofthepair,JacobandEsau,standingshouldertoshoulder,oneinhiscarefulEuropeandress,oneinhisbarbarictrappings,figurethepastandpresentoftheirisland。A

  graveyardwithitshumblecrosseswouldbetheaptestsymbolofthefuture。

  WeareallimpressedwiththebeliefthatMoipuhadplannedhiscampaignfromthebeginningtotheend。Itiscertainthathelostnotimeinpushinghisadvantage。Mr。Osbournewasinveigledtohishouse;variousgiftswerefishedoutofanoldsea-chest;

  FatherOrenswascalledintoserviceasinterpreter,andMoipuformallyproposedto’makebrothers’withMata-Galahi-Glass-Eyes,-thenotveryeuphoniousnameunderwhichMr。OsbournepassedintheMarquesas。ThefeastofbrotherhoodtookplaceonboardtheCASCO。Paaaeuahadarrivedwithhisfamily,likeaplainman;andhispresents,whichhadbeennumerous,hadfollowedoneanother,atintervalsthroughseveraldays。Moipu,asiftomarkateverypointtheopposition,camewithacertainfeudalpomp,attendedbyretainersbearinggiftsofalldescriptions,fromplumesofoldmen’sbeardtolittle,pious,Catholicengravings。

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