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Never，certainly，hadIbeheldsopowerfulanexhibitionofnaturaleloquenceasMarnoodisplayedduringthecourseofhisoration。Thegraceoftheattitudesintowhichhethrewhisflexiblefigure，thestrikinggesturesofhisnakedarms，andaboveall，thefirewhichshotfromhisbrillianteyes，impartedaneffecttothecontinually-changingaccentsofhisvoice，ofwhichthemostaccomplishedoratormighthavebeenproud。Atonemomentrecliningsidewaysuponthemat，andleaningcalmlyuponhisbendedarm，herelatedcircumstantiallytheaggressionsoftheFrench-theirhostilevisitstothesurroundingbays，enumeratingeachoneinsuccession-Happar，Puerka，Nukuheva，Tior，-andthenstartingtohisfeet，andprecipitatinghimselfforwardwithclenchedhandsandacountenancedistortedwithpassion，hepouredoutatideofinvectives。Fallingbackintoanattitudeofloftycommand，heexhortedtheTypeestoresisttheseencroachments；remindingthem，withafierceglanceofexultation，thatasyettheterroroftheirnamehadpreservedthemfromattack；andwithascornfulsneer，hesketchedinironicaltermsthewondrousintrepidityoftheFrench，who，withfivewar-canoesandhundredsofmen，hadnotdaredtoassailthenakedwarriorsoftheirvalley。
Theeffectheproduceduponhisaudiencewaselectric；oneandalltheystoodregardinghimwithsparklingeyesandtremblinglimbs，asthoughtheywerelisteningtotheinspiredvoiceofaprophet。
ButitsoonappearedthatMarnoo’spowerswereasversatileastheywereextraordinary。Assoonashehadfinishedhisvehementharangue，hethrewhimselfagainuponthemats，and，singlingoutindividualsinthecrowd，addressedthembyname，inasortofbanteringstyle，thehumourofwhich，thoughnearlyhiddenfromme，filledthewholeassemblywithuproariousdelight。
Hehadawordforeverybody；and，turningrapidlyfromonetoanother，gaveutterancetosomehastywitticism，whichwassuretobefollowedbypealsoflaughter。Tothefemales，aswellastothemen，headdressedhisdiscourse。Heavenonlyknowswhathesaidtothem，buthecausedsmilesandblushestomantletheiringenuousfaces。Iam，indeed，verymuchinclinedtobelievethatMarnoo，withhishandsomepersonandcaptivatingmanners，wasasaddeceiveramongthesimplemaidensoftheisland。
Duringallthistime，hehadneverforonemomentdeignedtoregardme。Heappeared，indeed，tobealtogetherunconsciousofmypresence。Iwasutterlyatalosshowtoaccountforthisextraordinaryconduct。Ieasilyperceivedthathewasamanofnolittleconsequenceamongtheislanders；thathepossesseduncommontalents；andwasgiftedwithahigherdegreeofknowledgethantheinmatesgiofthevalley。Forthesereasons，Ithereforegreatlyfearedlest，having，fromsomecauseorother，unfriendlyfeelingstowardsme，hemightexerthispowerfulinfluencetodomemischief。
Itseemedevidentthathewasnotapermanentresidentofthevale，andyet，whencecouldhehavecome？OnallsidestheTypeesweregirtinbyhostiletribes，andhowcouldhepossibly，ifbelongingtoanyofthese，bereceivedwithsomuchcordiality？
Thepersonalappearanceoftheenigmaticalstrangersuggestedadditionalperplexities。Theface，freefromtattooing，andtheunshavencrown，werepeculiaritiesIhadneverbeforeremarkedinanypartoftheisland，andIhadalwaysheardthatthecontrarywereconsideredtheindispensabledistinctionsofaMarquesanwarrior。
Altogetherthematterwasperfectlyincomprehensibletome，andI
awaiteditssolutionwithnosmalldegreeofanxiety。
Atlength，fromcertainindications，Isuspectedthathewasmakingmethesubjectofhisremarks，althoughheappearedcautiouslytoavoideitherpronouncingmyname，orlo
