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Suchwasthefact。Onthe4thofJulyafeasthadbeenmade，andtheking，atthesuggestionofthewhites，hadraisedthetapuagainstliquor。Thereisaproverbabouthorses；itscarceappliestothesuperioranimal，ofwhomitmayberathersaid，thatanyonecanstarthimdrinking，notanytwentycanprevailonhimtostop。
Thetapu，raisedtendaysbefore，wasnotyetre-imposed；fortendaysthetownhadbeenpassingthebottleorlying(aswehadseenittheafternoonbefore)inhoggishsleep；andtheking，movedbytheOldMenandhisownappetites，continuedtomaintaintheliberty，tosquanderhissavingsonliquor，andtojoininandleadthedebauch。Thewhitesweretheauthorsofthiscrisis；itwasupontheirownproposalthatthefreedomhadbeengrantedatthefirst；andforawhile，intheinterestsoftrade，theyweredoubtlesspleaseditshouldcontinue。Thatpleasurehadnowsometimeceased；thebouthadbeenprolonged(itwasconceded)
unduly；anditnowbegantobeaquestionhowitmightconclude。
HenceTom’srefusal。Yetthatrefusalwasavowedlyonlyforthemoment，anditwasavowedlyunavailing；theking’sforagers，deniedbyTomattheSANSSOUCI，wouldbesuppliedatTHELANDWELIVEIN
bythegobblingMr。Williams。
Thedegreeoftheperilwasnoteasytomeasureatthetime，andI
aminclinedtothinknowitwaseasytoexaggerate。Yettheconductofdrunkardsevenathomeisalwaysmatterforanxiety；andathomeourpopulationsarenotarmedfromthehighesttothelowestwithrevolversandrepeatingrifles，neitherdowegoonadebauchbythewholetownful-andImightrathersay，bythewholepolity-king，magistrates，police，andarmyjoininginonecommonsceneofdrunkenness。Itmustbethoughtbesidesthatwewerehereinbarbarousislands，rarelyvisited，latelyandpartlycivilised。
Firstandlast，areallyconsiderablenumberofwhiteshaveperishedintheGilberts，chieflythroughtheirownmisconduct；andthenativeshavedisplayedinatleastoneinstanceadispositiontoconcealanaccidentunderabutchery，andleavenothingbutdumbbones。Thislastwasthechiefconsiderationagainstasuddenclosingofthebars；thebar-keepersstoodintheimmediatebreachanddealtdirectwithmadmen；toosurlyarefusalmightatanymomentprecipitateablow，andtheblowmightprovethesignalforamassacre。
MONDAY，15th-Atthesamehourwereturnedtothesamemuniap’。
Kummel(ofalldrinks)wasservedintumblers；inthemidstsatthecrownprince，afattedyouth，surroundedbyfreshbottlesandbusilyplyingthecorkscrew；andking，chief，andcommonsshowedtheloosemouth，theuncertainjoints，andtheblurredandanimatedeyeoftheearlydrinker。Itwasplainwewereimpatientlyexpected；thekingretiredwithalacritytodress，theguardsweredespatchedaftertheiruniforms；andwewerelefttoawaittheissueofthesepreparationswithashedfuloftipsynatives。TheorgiehadproceededfurtherthanonSunday。Thedaypromisedtobeofgreatheat；itwasalreadysultry，thecourtierswerealreadyfuddled；andstillthekummelcontinuedtogoround，andthecrownprincetoplaybutler。FlemishfreedomfolloweduponFlemishexcess；andafunnydog，ahandsomefellow，gailydressed，andwithafullturbanoffrizzedhair，delightedthecompanywithahumorouscourtshipofaladyinamannernottobedescribed。Itwasourdiversion，inthistimeofwaiting，toobservethegatheringoftheguards。TheyhaveEuropeanarms，Europeanuniforms，and(totheirsorrow)Europeanshoes。Wesawonewarrior(likeMars)inthearticleofbeingarmed；twomenandastalwartwomanwerescarcestrongenoughtoboothim；andafterasingleappearanceonparadethearmyiscrippledforaweek。
Atlast，thegatesundertheking’shouseopened；thearmyissued，onebehindanother，withgunsandepaulettes；thecoloursstoopedunderthegateway；majestyfollowedinhisunifor
