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... friends . The whole great build- ing is beautifully decorated in Tahitian style , with palm - leaves and tree - ferns , and festoons of deep fringe , made of hybiscus fibre , all dyed either yellow or white : there must be miles of this ...
... friends . The whole great build- ing is beautifully decorated in Tahitian style , with palm - leaves and tree - ferns , and festoons of deep fringe , made of hybiscus fibre , all dyed either yellow or white : there must be miles of this ...
Page 19
... friends call it , varo or wurrali in Tahitian ) . We have all regis- tered a solemn vow never to lose a chance of a varo feast . Then there were shell - fish and salads , and many other good things . The tables were decor- ated in a ...
... friends call it , varo or wurrali in Tahitian ) . We have all regis- tered a solemn vow never to lose a chance of a varo feast . Then there were shell - fish and salads , and many other good things . The tables were decor- ated in a ...
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... friends who had driven down from Papeete to meet us , were so de- lighted to find a smooth carpet , that they com- menced dancing immediately after late breakfast , and kept it up merrily all the afternoon . When the heat began to ...
... friends who had driven down from Papeete to meet us , were so de- lighted to find a smooth carpet , that they com- menced dancing immediately after late breakfast , and kept it up merrily all the afternoon . When the heat began to ...
Page 46
... friends vaguely ask you " if you haven't been somewhere abroad ? " and perhaps , if they are unusually hos- pitable , invite you to luncheon the following week ! Friday , 26th . This morning Narii Salmon took me on board the Seignelay ...
... friends vaguely ask you " if you haven't been somewhere abroad ? " and perhaps , if they are unusually hos- pitable , invite you to luncheon the following week ! Friday , 26th . This morning Narii Salmon took me on board the Seignelay ...
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... friends the pure gold - fish ; and as these glide in between the rock - ledges , up swims a joyous little shoal of delicate pale - green fish , with perhaps a tiny silvery eel or two ; and some there are pure scarlet , others bright ...
... friends the pure gold - fish ; and as these glide in between the rock - ledges , up swims a joyous little shoal of delicate pale - green fish , with perhaps a tiny silvery eel or two ; and some there are pure scarlet , others bright ...
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