[Musicalnotationwhichcannotbeproduced。Itmeanstwo/fourtimewithquaver，quaver，crotchetrepeatedforthreebars。]
Itisdifficulttoconceivewhatfireanddevilrytheygetintothesehammeringfinales；allgotogether，voices，hands，eyes，leaves，andflutteringfinger-rings；thechorusswingstotheeye，thesongthrobsontheear；thefacesareconvulsedwithenthusiasmandeffort。
Presentlythetroopstoodupinabody，thedrumsformingahalf-
circleforthesoloists，whoweresometimesfiveorevenmoreinnumber。Thesongsthatfollowedwerehighlydramatic；thoughIhadnonetogivemeanyexplanation，Iwouldattimesmakeoutsomeshadowybutdecisiveoutlineofaplot；andIwascontinuallyremindedofcertainquarrelsomeconcertedscenesingrandoperasathome；justsothesinglevoicesissuefromandfallagainintothegeneralvolume；justsodotheperformersseparateandcrowdtogether，brandishtheraisedhand，androlltheeyetoheaven-orthegallery。AlreadythisisbeyondtheThespianmodel；theartofthispeopleisalreadypasttheembryo：song，dance，drums，quartetteandsolo-itisthedramafulldevelopedalthoughstillinminiature。Ofallso-calleddancingintheSouthSeas，thatwhichIsawinButaritaristandseasilythefirst。TheHULA，asitmaybeviewedbythespeedyglobe-trotterinHonolulu，issurelythemostdullofman’sinventions，andthespectatoryawnsunderitslengthasatacollegelectureoraparliamentarydebate。ButtheGilbertIslanddanceleadsonthemind；itthrills，rouses，subjugates；ithastheessenceofallart，anunexploredimminentsignificance。Wheresomanyareengaged，andwhereallmustmakeatagivenmomentthesameswift，elaborate，andoftenarbitrarymovement，thetoilofrehearsalisofcourseextreme。Buttheybeginaschildren。Achildandamanmayoftenbeseentogetherinamaniap’：themansingsandgesticulates，thechildstandsbeforehimwithstreamingtearsandtremulouslycopieshiminactandsound；itistheGilbertIslandartistlearningasallartistsmusthisartinsorrow。
Imayseemtopraisetoomuch；hereisapassagefrommywife’sdiary，whichprovesthatIwasnotaloneinbeingmoved，andcompletesthepicture：-’Theconductorgavethecue，andallthedancers，wavingtheirarms，swayingtheirbodies，andclappingtheirbreastsinperfecttime，openedwithanintroductory。Theperformersremainedseated，excepttwo，andoncethree，andtwiceasinglesoloist。Thesestoodinthegroup，makingaslightmovementwiththefeetandrhythmicalquiverofthebodyastheysang。