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THEwholepopulationofthevalleyseemedtobegatheredwithintheprecinctsofthegrove。InthedistancecouldbeseenthelongfrontoftheTi，itsimmensepiazzaswarmingwithmen，arrayedineveryvarietyoffantasticcostume，andallvociferatingwithanimatedgestures；whilethewholeintervalbetweenitandtheplacewhereI
stoodwasenlivenedbygroupsoffemalesfancifullydecorated，dancing，capering，andutteringwildexclamations。Assoonastheydescriedmetheysetupashoutofwelcome；andabandofthemcamedancingtowardsme，chantingastheyapproachedsomewildrecitative。Thechangeinmygarbseemedtotransportthemwithdelight，andclusteringaboutmeonallsides，theyaccompaniedmetowardstheTi。When，however，wedrewnearit，thesejoyousnymphspausedintheircareer，andpartingoneitherside，permittedmetopassontothenowdenselythrongedbuilding。
SosoonasImountedtothepi-piIsawataglancethattherevelswerefairlyunderway。
Whatlavishplentyreignedaround！-Warwickfeastinghisretainerswithbeefandale，wasaniggardtothenobleMehevi！-AllalongthepiazzaoftheTiwerearrangedelaborately-carvedcanoe-shapedvessels，sometwentyfeetinlength，filledwithnewly-madepoee-poee，andshelteredfromthesunbythebroadleavesofthebanana。Atintervalswereheapsofgreenbread-fruit，raisedinpyramidicalstacks，resemblingtheregularpilesofheavyshottobeseenintheyardofanarsenal。Insertedintotheintersticesofthehugestoneswhichformedthepi-piwerelargeboughsoftrees；hangingfromthebranchesofwhich，andscreenedfromthesunbytheirfoliage，wereinnumerablelittlepackageswithleafycoverings，containingthemeatofthenumeroushogswhichhadbeenslain，doneupinthismannertomakeitmoreaccessibletothecrowd。Leaningagainsttherailingofthepiazzawereanimmensenumberoflong，heavybamboos，pluggedatthelowerend，andwiththeirprojectingmuzzlesstuffedwithawadofleaves。Thesewerefilledwithwaterfromthestream，andeachofthemmightholdfromfourtofivegallons。
Thebanquetbeingthusspread，noughtremainedbutforeveryonetohelphimselfathispleasure。Accordingly，notamomentpassedbutthetransplantedboughsIhavementionedwererifledbythethrongofthefruittheycertainlyhadneverbornebefore。Calabashesofpoee-poeewerecontinuallybeingreplenishedfromtheextensivereceptacleinwhichthatarticlewasstored，andmultitudesoflittlefireswerekindledabouttheTiforthepurposeofroastingthebread-fruit。
Withinthebuildingitselfwaspresentedamostextraordinaryscene。Theimmenseloungeofmatslyingbetweentheparallelrowsofthetrunksofcocoa-nuttrees，andextendingtheentirelengthofthehouseatleasttwohundredfeet，wascoveredbytherecliningformsofahostofchiefsandwarriors，whowereeatingatagreatrate，orsoothingthecaresofPolynesianlifeinthesedativefumesoftobacco。Thesmokewasinhaledfromlargepipes，thebowlsofwhich，madeoutofsmallcocoa-nutshells，werecuriouslycarvedinstrangeheathenishdevices。Thesewerepassedfrommouthtomouthbytherecumbentsmokers，eachofwhom，takingtwoorthreeprodigiouswhiffs，handedthepipetohisneighbour；sometimesforthatpurposestretchingindolentlyacrossthebodyofsomedozingindividualwhoseexertionsatthedinner-tablehadalreadyinducedsleep。
ThetobaccousedamongtheTypeeswasofaverymildandpleasingflavour，andasIalwayssawitinleaves，andthenativesappearedprettywellsuppliedwithit，Iwasledtobelievethatitmusthavebeenthegrowthofthevalley。IndeedKory-Korygavemetounderstandthatthiswasthecase；butIneversawasingleplantgrowingontheisland。AtNukuheva，and，Ibelieve，inalltheothervalleys，theweedisveryscarce，beingonlyobtainedinsmallquantitiesfromforeigners，andsmokingisconsequentlywiththeinhabitantsoftheseplacesaverygreatluxury。HowitwasthattheTypeesweresowellfurnishedwithitIcannotdivine。Ishouldthinkthemtooindolen
