Islands far away; Fijian pictures with pen and brush . thatwe could start in the Tui Rewa which was all ready for us, butit only got worse, and we learned afterwards that two or threecutters, that had injudiciously put out, had been wrecked. Each day we were detained,however, was a reprieve to of course was not easyunder the circumstances, but in-terest was so concentrated allround, that, every time I ran outbetween showers, something newand absorbing was discovered. The most notable thing was per-haps the consecration stone. Mycompanion found it and calledme, and though it hid it
Islands far away; Fijian pictures with pen and brush . thatwe could start in the Tui Rewa which was all ready for us, butit only got worse, and we learned afterwards that two or threecutters, that had injudiciously put out, had been wrecked. Each day we were detained,however, was a reprieve to of course was not easyunder the circumstances, but in-terest was so concentrated allround, that, every time I ran outbetween showers, something newand absorbing was discovered. The most notable thing was per-haps the consecration stone. Mycompanion found it and calledme, and though it hid itself awayin the fishermens quarters, onceseen it was striking enough. Itstood up boldly from a platformof flat stones, sheltered by oldpandanus trees. Here, took placein former days the most seriousrite of knighthood. Mrs. Wallis,already referred to, happened to bepresent when one of these cere-monies was going on, and we areindebted to her for a very interesting account of it. To beginwith, amid the noisy blowing of conch shells, the king addressed. BLOWING THECONCH-SHELL.
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