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tastesofkirsch，andyetneitherisitkirsch。Theking，atleast，hasgrownusedtothisamazingbrand，andratherprideshimselfuponthetaste；andanysubstitutionisadoubleoffence，beingatoncetocheathimandtocastadoubtuponhispalate。A
similarweaknessistobeobservedinallconnoisseurs。NowthelastcasesoldbytheEQUATORwasfoundtocontainadifferentandIwouldfondlyfancyasuperiordistillation；andtheconversationopenedveryblackforCaptainReid。ButTembinok’isamoderateman。Hewasremindedandadmittedthatallmenwereliabletoerror，evenhimself；acceptedtheprinciplethatafaulthandsomelyacknowledgedshouldbecondoned；andwoundthematterupwiththisproposal：’TuppotiImi’take，you’peakeeme。Tuppotiyoumi’take，I’peakeeyou。Mo’betta。’
Afterdinnerandsupperinthecabin，aglassortwoof’Hennetti’-
thegenuinearticlethistime，withthekirschbouquet，-andfivehours’loungingonthetrade-roomcounter，royaltyembarkedforhome。Threetacksgroundedtheboatbeforethepalace；thewiveswerecarriedashoreonthebacksofvassals；Tembinok’
steppedonarailedplatformlikeasteamer’sgangway，andwasborneshoulderhighthroughtheshallows，upthebeach，andbyaninclinedplane，pavedwithpebbles，totheglaringterracewherehedwells。
CHAPTERII-THEKINGOFAPEMAMA：FOUNDATIONOFEQUATORTOWN
OURfirstsightofTembinok’wasamatterofconcern，almostalarm，tomywholeparty。Wehadafavourtoseek；wemustapproachinthepropercourtlyattitudeofasuitor；andmusteitherpleasehimorfailinthemainpurposeofourvoyage。ItwasourwishtolandandliveinApemama，andseemorenearathandtheoddcharacterofthemanandtheodd(orratherancient)conditionofhisisland。
InallotherislesoftheSouthSeasawhitemanmaylandwithhischest，andsetuphouseforalifetime，ifhechoose，andifhehavethemoneyorthetrade；nohindranceisconceivable。ButApemamaisacloseisland，lyingthereintheseawithcloseddoors；thekinghimself，likeavigilantofficer，readyatthewickettoscrutiniseandrejectintrenchingvisitors。Hencetheattractionofourenterprise；notmerelybecauseitwasalittledifficult，butbecausethissocialquarantine，acuriosityinitself，hasbeenthepreservativeofothers。
Tembinok’，likemosttyrants，isaconservative；likemanyconservatives，heeagerlywelcomesnewideas，and，exceptinthefieldofpolitics，leanstopracticalreform。Whenthemissionariescame，professingaknowledgeofthetruth，hereadilyreceivedthem；attendedtheirworship，acquiredtheaccomplishmentofpublicprayer，andmadehimselfastudentattheirfeet。Itisthus-itisbythecultivationofsimilarpassingchances-thathehaslearnedtoread，towrite，tocipher，andtospeakhisqueer，personalEnglish，sodifferentfromordinary’BeachdeMar，’
somuchmoreobscure，expressive，andcondensed。Hiseducationattendedto，hefoundtimetobecomecriticalofthenewinmates。
LikeNakaeiaofMakin，heisanadmirerofsilenceintheisland；
broodsoveritlikeagreatear；hasspieswhoreportdaily；andhadratherhissubjectssangthantalked。Theservice，andinparticularthesermon，werethussuretobecomeoffences：’Here，inmyisland，I’peak，’heonceobservedtome。’Mychiepsno’peak-dowhatItalk。’Helookedatthemissionary，andwhatdidhesee?’SeeKanaka’peakinabigoutch！’hecried，withastrongringofsarcasm。Yetheenduredthesubversivespectacle，andmightevenhavecontinuedtoendureit，hadnotafreshpointarisen。Helookedagain，toemployhisownfigure；andtheKanakawasnolongers
