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notonlydotheirfeetdance，buttheirarms，hands，fingers，ay，theirveryeyesseemtodanceintheirheads。
Thedamselswearnothingbutflowersandtheircompendiousgalatunics；andwhentheyplumethemselvesforthedance，onewouldalmostthinkthattheywereabouttotakewing。
Unlesssomeparticularfestivitywasgoingforward，theinmatesofMarheyo’shouseretiredtotheirmatsratherearlyintheevening；butnotforthenight，since，afterslumberinglightlyforawhile，theyroseagain，relittheirtapers，partookofthethirdandlastmealoftheday，atwhichpoee-poeealonewaseaten，andthen，afterinhalinganarcoticwhifffromapipeoftobacco，disposedthemselvesforthegreatbusinessofthenight-sleep。WiththeMarquesansitmightalmostbestyledthegreatbusinessoflife，fortheypassalargeportionoftheirtimeinthearmsofSomnus。Thenativestrengthoftheirconstitutionisnowayshownmoreemphaticallythaninthequantityofsleeptheycanendure。Tomanyofthem，indeed，lifeislittleelsethananofteninterruptedandluxuriousnap。
ALMOSTeverycountryhasitsmedicinalspringsfamedfortheirhealingvirtues。TheCheltenhamofTypeeisembosomedinthedeepestsolitude，andbutseldomreceivesavisitor。Itissituatedremotefromanydwelling，alittlewayupthemountain，neartheheadofthevalley；andyouapproachitbyapathwayshadedbythemostbeautifulfoliage，andadornedwithathousandfragrantplants。
ThemineralwatersofArvaWai*oozedforthfromthecrevicesofarock，andglidingdownitsmossyside，fallatlast，inmanyclusteringdrops，intoanaturalbasinofstone，fringedroundwithgrassanddewy-lookinglittleviolet-colouredflowers，asfreshandbeautifulastheperpetualmoisturetheyenjoycanmakethem。
*Ipresumethismightbetranslatedinto“StrongWaters。“Arvaisthenamebestoweduponaroot，thepropertiesofwhicharebothinebriatingandmedicinal。“Wai“istheMarquesanwordforwater。
Thewaterisheldinhighestimationbytheislanders，someofwhomconsideritanagreeableaswellasamedicinalbeverage；theybringitfromthemountainintheircalabashes，andstoreitawaybeneathheapsofleavesinsomeshadynooknearthehouse。OldMarheyohadagreatloveforthewatersofthespring。Everynowandthenheluggedofftothemountainagreatrounddemijohnofacalabash，and，pantingwithhisexertions，broughtitbackfilledwithhisdarlingfluid。
Thewatertastedlikeasolutionofadozendisagreeablethings，andwassufficientlynauseoustohavemadethefortuneoftheproprietor，hadthespabeensituatedinthemidstofanycivilizedcommunity。
AsIamnochemist，Icannotgiveascientificanalysisofthewater。AllIknowaboutthematteris，thatonedayMarheyoinmypresencepouredoutthelastdropfromhishugecalabash，andI
observedatthebottomofthevesselasmallquantityofgravellysedimentverymuchresemblingourcommonsand。Whetherthisisalwaysfoundinthewater，andgivesititspeculiarflavourandvirtues，orwhetheritspresencewasmerelyincidental，Iwasnotabletoascertain。
Onedayinreturningfromthisspringbyacircuitouspath，IcameuponascenewhichremindedmeofStonehengeandthearchitecturallaboursoftheDruid。
Atthebaseofoneofthemountains，andsurroundedonallsidesbydensegroves，aseriesofvastterracesofstonerises，stepbystep，foraconsiderabledistanceupthehillside。Theseterracescannotbelessthanonehundredyardsinlengthandtwentyinwidth。
