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rememberedthatmywanderingshadbeenconfinedtoalimitedportionofthevalley，andthattowardstheseaanumberofdistinguishedchiefsresided，someofwhomhadseparatelyvisitedmeatMarheyo’shouse，andwhom，untilthefestival，IhadneverseeninthecompanyofMehevi，Ifeltdisposedtobelievethathisrank，afterall，mightnotbeparticularlyelevated。
Therevels，however，hadbroughttogetherallthewarriorswhomIseenindividuallyandingroupsatdifferenttimesandplaces。AmongthemMehevimovedwithaneasyairofsuperioritywhichwasnottobemistaken；andhewhomIhadonlylookedatasthehospitablehostoftheTi，andoneofthemilitaryleadersofthetribe，nowassumedinmyeyesthedignityofroyalstation。Hisstrikingcostume，nolessthanhisnaturallycommandingfigure，seemedindeedtogivehimpre-eminenceovertherest。Thetoweringhelmetoffeathersthatheworeraisedhiminheightaboveallwhosurroundedhim；andthoughsomeothersweresimilarlyadorned，thelengthandluxurianceoftheirplumeswerefarinferiortohis。
Meheviwasinfactthegreatestofthechiefs-theheadofhisclan-thesovereignofthevalley；andthesimplicityofthesocialinstitutionsofthepeoplecouldnothavebeenmorecompletelyprovedthanbythefact，thatafterhavingbeenseveralweeksinthevalley，andalmostindailyintercoursewithMehevi，Ishouldhaveremaineduntilthetimeofthefestivalignorantofhisregalcharacter。Butanewlighthadnowbrokeninuponme。TheTiwasthepalace-andMehevitheking。Boththeoneandtheotherofamostsimpleandpatriarchalnatureitmustbeallowed，andwhollyunattendedbytheceremoniouspompwhichusuallysurroundsthepurple。
AfterhavingmadethisdiscoveryIcouldnotavoidcongratulatingmyselfthatMehevihadfromthefirsttakenmeasitwereunderhisroyalprotection，andthathestillcontinuedtoentertainformethewarmestregard，asfaratleastasIwasenabledtojudgefromappearances。ForthefutureIdeterminedtopaymostassiduouscourttohim，hopingthateventuallythroughhiskindnessImightobtainmyliberty。
KINGMEHEVI！-Agoodlysoundingtitle！-andwhyshouldInotbestowitupontheforemostmaninthevalley？Allhail，therefore，Mehevi，kingoveralltheTypees！andlonglifeandprosperitytohistropicalmajesty！Buttobesoberagainafterthisloyalburst。
PreviouslytoseeingtheDancingWidowsIhadlittleideathattherewereanymatrimonialrelationssubsistinginTypee，andIshouldassoonhavethoughtofaPlatonicaffectionbeingcultivatedbetweenthesexes，asofthesolemnconnexionofmanandwife。Tobesure，therewereoldMarheyoandTinor，whoseemedtolivetogetherquitesociably；butforallthat，Ihadsometimesobservedacomical-lookingoldgentleman，dressedinasuitofshabbytattooing，whoappearedtobeequallyathome。Thisbehaviour，untilsubsequentdiscoveriesenlightenedme，puzzledmemorethananythingelseIwitnessedinTypee。
AsforMehevi，Ihadsupposedhimaconfirmedbachelor，aswellasmostoftheprincipalchiefs。Atanyrate，iftheyhadwivesandfamilies，theyoughttohavebeenashamedofthemselves；forsureI
am，theynevertroubledthemselvesaboutanydomesticaffairs。Intruth，Meheviseemedtobethepresidentofaclubofheartyfellowswhokept“Bachelor’sHall“infinestyleattheTi。Ihadnodoubtbutthattheyregardedchildrenasodiousincumbrances；andtheirideasofdomesticfelicityweresufficientlyshowninthefact，thattheyallowednomeddlesomehousekeeperstoturntopsy-turvythosesnuglittlearrangementstheyhadmadeintheircomfortabledwelling。I
stronglysuspected，however，thatsomeofthosejollybachelorswerecarryingonloveintrigueswiththemaidensofthetribe，althoughtheydidnotappearpubliclytoacknowledgethem。IhappenedtopopuponMehevithreeorfourtimeswhenhewasromping-inamostundignifiedmannerforawarriorking-withoneoftheprettiestlittlewitchesinthevalley。Shelivedw
