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Page 47
... Brander ; there we were joined by the admi- ral , who came to make arrangements with her for the next part of the programme ; for she is as sen- sible as she is handsome , which is saying much , and her opinions and suggestions carry ...
... Brander ; there we were joined by the admi- ral , who came to make arrangements with her for the next part of the programme ; for she is as sen- sible as she is handsome , which is saying much , and her opinions and suggestions carry ...
Page 64
... strange ! Tuesday , 30th . This morning , after a pleasant breakfast with Mrs Brander , M. Vernier called for me in his pony- phaeton , and we drove to visit Queen Pomare's THE ROYAL DEAD . 65 tomb , or rather the 64 A LADY'S CRUISE .
... strange ! Tuesday , 30th . This morning , after a pleasant breakfast with Mrs Brander , M. Vernier called for me in his pony- phaeton , and we drove to visit Queen Pomare's THE ROYAL DEAD . 65 tomb , or rather the 64 A LADY'S CRUISE .
Page 72
... Brander and Moetia Attwater , are among the sufferers . Mrs Miller and her grown- up sons , Mme . Fayzeau and her children , and all Mrs Green's children , are really very ill - high fever accompanied by utter prostration of strength ...
... Brander and Moetia Attwater , are among the sufferers . Mrs Miller and her grown- up sons , Mme . Fayzeau and her children , and all Mrs Green's children , are really very ill - high fever accompanied by utter prostration of strength ...
Page 73
... Brander , to whom she has been like a second mother . There I have frequently met her , and we have become great friends . She is plan- ning that I am to visit her daughter , Mme . Valles , who is married to a retired French officer ...
... Brander , to whom she has been like a second mother . There I have frequently met her , and we have become great friends . She is plan- ning that I am to visit her daughter , Mme . Valles , who is married to a retired French officer ...
Page 74
... Brander , as chiefess of the isle , has to make every sort of festal preparation - and now , in ad- dition to these , she has to make all arrangements for the funeral of her loved old friend , whose body will be carried to Moorea to ...
... Brander , as chiefess of the isle , has to make every sort of festal preparation - and now , in ad- dition to these , she has to make all arrangements for the funeral of her loved old friend , whose body will be carried to Moorea to ...
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admiral Anaa Arawais AREOIS Ariiaue arrival arrowroot assembled bamboo bananas band barrier-reef beautiful bêche-de-mer beneath blossoms boats Brander bread-fruit breakfast bright canoe carried charming chief Christians church cocoa-nut cocoa-palm colour coral course crags dance delicate delight district divers early excellent Fautawa favour feast feet fibre Fiji fish flowers foliage French friends fruit Gilbert Islanders green guava Happily harbour heathen himènes Honolulu hybiscus idols island King Pomare lagoon land leaves lovely luxury mangoes marae Maramma Marau Marquesas Mata Mata miles mission missionaries Moorea morning mountains native neighbours never night offered palm pandanus Papeete party Paumotus plantation pleasant Polynesia pretty Queen reef round sail Samoa Sandwich Isles scarlet seems seen Seignelay shells ship shore sort South Sea stone strange Tahiti Tahitian tattooed Tetiaroa tion Tonga trees valley vanilla vessel village whole wild women yellow