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... Marau came next , with her lovely little sister Manihinihi , and Moe's child , Terii - Mae - Vaetua , who is next in the succession . Sundry and divers vehicles followed , containing MILDEWED PAPER . 183 about twenty French officers ...
... Marau came next , with her lovely little sister Manihinihi , and Moe's child , Terii - Mae - Vaetua , who is next in the succession . Sundry and divers vehicles followed , containing MILDEWED PAPER . 183 about twenty French officers ...
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... Marau , and Ariiaue taking me . The feast was warranted to be entirely à l'indigène , —all native dishes ; but its great charm consisted in the table decorations , which were most ingenious and effective . Apparently each table had a ...
... Marau , and Ariiaue taking me . The feast was warranted to be entirely à l'indigène , —all native dishes ; but its great charm consisted in the table decorations , which were most ingenious and effective . Apparently each table had a ...
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... Marau offered me a room in the house assigned to her . Being a native house ( i.e. , not built of wood , as many now are ) , it is rather like living in a bamboo cage , exceedingly airy and transparent ; but it is lined with temporary ...
... Marau offered me a room in the house assigned to her . Being a native house ( i.e. , not built of wood , as many now are ) , it is rather like living in a bamboo cage , exceedingly airy and transparent ; but it is lined with temporary ...
Page 197
... Marau and Ariiaue have gone on to another village , where we are to join them in the morning . The French soldiers here employ some of their leisure hours in the care of a garden , which rewards them with excellent vegetables and ...
... Marau and Ariiaue have gone on to another village , where we are to join them in the morning . The French soldiers here employ some of their leisure hours in the care of a garden , which rewards them with excellent vegetables and ...
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... Marau and the king had preceded us to the village of Vairao , where the ladies had employed the morning in preparing garlands of a white flower , like jessamine , with which they crowned us . This village is poor ; so instead of ...
... Marau and the king had preceded us to the village of Vairao , where the ladies had employed the morning in preparing garlands of a white flower , like jessamine , with which they crowned us . This village is poor ; so instead of ...
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