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andasmallclosedhouse。AmatwasspreadnearbyforTembinok’；
herehesatsuperintending，incardinalred，apithhelmetonhishead，ameerschaumpipeinhismouth，awifestretchedathisbackwithcustodyofthematchesandtobacco。Twentyorthirtyfeetinfrontofhimthebulkoftheworkerssquattedontheground；someofthebushheresurvivedandinthisthecommonssatnearlytotheirshoulders，andpresentedonlyanarcofbrownfaces，blackheads，andattentiveeyesfixedonhismajesty。Longpausesreigned，duringwhichthesubjectsstaredandthekingsmoked。
ThenTembinok’wouldraisehisvoiceandspeakshrillyandbriefly。
Therewasneveraresponseinwords；butifthespeechwerejesting，therecamebywayofanswerdiscreet，obsequiouslaughter-suchlaughteraswehearinschoolrooms；andifitwerepractical，thesuddenuprisinganddepartureofthesquad。Twicetheysodisappeared，andreturnedwithfurtherelementsofthecity：asecondhouseandasecondmaniap’。Itwassingulartospy，faroffthroughthecocostems，thesilentoncomingofthemaniap’，atfirst(itseemed)swimmingspontaneouslyintheair-
butonanearerviewbetrayingundertheeavesmanyscoreofmovingnakedlegs。Inalltheaffairservileobediencewasnolessremarkablethanserviledeliberation。Theganghadheremusteredbythenoteofadeadlyweapon；themanwholookedonwastheunquestionedmasteroftheirlives；andexceptforcivility，theybestirredthemselveslikesomanyAmericanhotelclerks。Thespectatorwasawareofanunobtrusiveyetinvincibleinertia，atwhichtheskipperofatradingdandymighthavetornhishair。
Yettheworkwasaccomplished。Bydusk，whenhismajestywithdrew，thetownwasfoundedandcomplete，anewandruderAmphionhavingcalleditfromnothingwiththreecracksofarifle。Andthenextmorningthesameconjurerobligeduswithafurthermiracle：amysticrampartfencingus，sothatthepathwhichranbyourdoorsbecamesuddenlyimpassable，theinhabitantswhohadbusinessacrosstheislemustfetchawidecircuit，andwesatinthemidstinatransparentprivacy，seeing，seen，butunapproachable，likebeesinaglasshive。Theoutwardandvisiblesignofthisglamourwasnomorethanafewraggedcoco-leafgarlandsroundthestemsoftheoutlyingpalms；butitssignificancereposedonthetremendoussanctionofthetapuandthegunsofTembinok’。
Wemadeourfirstmealthatnightintheimprovisedcity，whereweweretostaytwomonths，andwhich-sosoonaswehaddonewithit-wastovanishinadayasitappeared，itselementsreturningwhencetheycame，thetapuraised，thetrafficonthepathresumed，thesunandthemoonpeeringinvainbetweenthepalm-treesforthebygonework，thewindblowingoveranemptysite。Yettheplace，whichisnowonlyanepisodeinsomememories，seemedtohavebeenbuilt，andtobedestinedtoendure，foryears。Itwasabusyhamlet。Oneofthemaniap’swemadeourdining-room，onethekitchen。Thehouseswereservedforsleeping。TheywereontheadmirableApemamaplan：outandawaythebesthouseintheSouthSeas；standingsomethreefeetabovethegroundonposts；thesidesofwovenflaps，whichcanberaisedtoadmitlightandair，orloweredtoshutoutthewindandtherain：airy，healthy，clean，andwatertight。Wehadahenofaremarkablekind：almostuniqueinmyexperience，beingahenthatoccasionallylaideggs。Notfaroff，Mrs。Stevensontendedagardenofsaladandshalots。Thesaladwasdevouredbythehen-whichwasherbane。Theshalotswereservedoutaleafatatime，andwelcomedandrelishedlikepeaches。Toddyandgreencocoa-nutswerebroughtusdaily。Weoncehadapresentoffishfromtheking，andonceofaturtle。
Sometimesweshotso-calledploveralongontheshore，sometimeswildchickeninthebush。Therestofourdietwasfromtins。
Ouroccupationswereveryvarious。Whilesomeofthepartywouldbeawaysketching，Mr。OsbourneandIhammeredawayatanovel。WereadGibbonandCarlylealoud；weblewonflageolets，westrummedonguita
